This week!

I can…
Reading- monitor my understanding!
Writing- publish my poem or adventure story and prewrite a narrative story!
Grammar- use commas correctly!
Math- solve two-step problems and identify patters!
Social Studies- explain life in Salem and Jamestown!

Reminder: Theme 5 reading test is Tuesday, November 1st

Theme 5: Times Have Changed

Theme 5: Times Have Changed
Focus: Monitor Understanding
Big Idea- when you monitor your understanding, you stop and think about whether you understand what you are reading.
Review: Synthesizing
Big Idea- When you synthesize, you gather information from the text to say it in a new or different way.

Vocabulary: Pages 148 & 162

Grammar: Commas in a series
Example: Sarah, Elizabeth, and Brooke went to the bookstore.
Review: Compound Sentences
Big Idea: two complete sentences that are joined by a conjunction. Example: She went to the movie, and she did her homework. (common conjunctions: and, but, or)

Word Study Week 1: ou and ow words
Example: proud and eyebrow
Word Study week 2: oy and oi
Example: Toy and foil

Writing: Poem
Big idea: Most poems have rhythm and rhyme.

Theme 5 Test will be: Tuesday, November 1st

Math Unit 2: Operations and Algebraic Thinking/Number and Operations in Base Ten

Key Lessons:
Multiply and Divide Fluently within 100
Problem Solving- Two Step Problems
Problem Solving- Using Equations
Identifying and Explaining Arithmetic Patterns
Rounding Numbers to the nearest 10 and 100
Adding and Subtracting Fluently within 1,000
Multiply One-Digit Whole Numbers by Multiples of 10

Unit 2 Math Pages (*These can also be accessed under the “useful links” tab!)

Next Week!

I can…
Reading- monitor my understanding!
Writing- write an adventure story and a poem!
Grammar- use commas in a variety of ways!
Math- solve two-step word problems!
Social Studies- describe two Native American tribes!

Halloween Party: Friday, October 28th!

This Week!

I can…
Reading- Synthesize!
Writing- publish a fantasy or expository piece!
Math- identify the distributive property!
Science- explain the difference between insulators and conductors!

Reminder: Theme 4 Test is Tuesday, October 18th

*No School: Thursday October 20th and Friday October 21st: Student Led Conferences. If you haven’t signed up for a time, please follow the links below:

Thursday, October 20th
Friday, October 21st

*Code: dgs2016

Theme 4: How Does Electricity Work?

Focus: Synthesizing
Big Idea- When you synthesize, you gather information from the text to say it in a new or different way.
Review: Infer
Big Idea: Inferring means you use what you know to help you understand what you are reading. This process involves taking the information from the text and combining it with what you already know to form a new idea.

Vocab: pages 112 and 126

Grammar: Imperative Sentences
Big Idea: These sentences give a command.
Example: Get out your reading book.
Exclamatory Sentences
Big Idea: These sentences show strong emotions or excitement.
Example: We had a great trip!
Review: Compound Sentences
Big Idea: two complete sentences that are joined by a conjunction. Example: She went to the movie, and she did her homework. (common conjunctions: and, but, or)
Using Periods
Big Idea: Sometimes periods are used to mark abbreviations and initials.
Example: Mrs. Lanser, First St., Dr., and Jan. (January)

Word Study Week 1: words with ai, ay, ea, and ee (long vowel sounds)
Examples: mail, raise, hay, stay, team, peach, bee, meet
Word Study Week 2: words with ie, eigh, oa, ow (long vowel sounds)
Examples: toad, throat, goal, show, tow, blow, field

Writing:
Word Choice
Big Idea: descriptive words make writing more interesting!
Report
Big Idea: Reports have facts and details about a topic. With this writing piece we will focus on word choice and using strong grade appropriate words! For reports, these words will most likely be definitions!

This Week!

I can…
Reading: synthesize and cite the text!
Writing: write a journal entry and an expository piece!
Math: solve for an unknown!
Science: explain how electricity works!

Unit 1 math test: Friday, October 14th

This week!

I can…
Reading- respond to literature using the “ACE” format! *More information coming soon!
Writing- write a quality report
Math- identify the properties of multiplication!
Science- describe how an electromagnet works and explain a circuit!

Theme 3 reading test: Tuesday, October 4th
Wonder Wednesday: Wednesday, October 5th!
Weekly Math Quiz: Friday, October 7th