Testing- MAPS and AIMS testing will be this coming week. Students will be taking the MAPS for reading on Monday and the MAPS for math on Wednesday.
Pen Pal Letters
The children were very excited to get letters from their pen pals at Pairieview. They are looking forward to meeting them in June. Everyone found a special treat inside their envelope.
Reading
Theme: Family Time
Genre:
Realistic Fiction
The story for
this week is Moses Goes to a Concert. It
is a story about a deaf boy named Moses, who goes to a concert with his
classmates. The deaf percussionist helps
Moses and his classmates realize they can be anything they want.
Target
Skills:
Comprehension:
summarize, noting details
High
Frequency Words: air, important,
soldier, hour
Vocabulary:
deaf, hearing, sign, vibrations
Math
We will be reviewing fractions, there will be a test on Chapter 19, Fractions. We will begin Chapter 20, Place Value. Students will use models to identify the number of hundreds, tens and ones of 3-digit numbers.
Science
Our next chapter is What is Heat? We will identify heat sources and learn about the transfer of heat.
Social Studies
We will review Unit 5, Our Country Long Ago for a test. We will begin Unit 6, People and Places in History. The vocabulary words are: immigrant, holiday, custom, landmark, artifact, invention and communication.
Homework
Reading - read for 20 minutes and complete Reading Log
Math - practice facts and 1-side of worksheet
Spelling - word sorts and practice words
