MATH
Fourth Grade Math
We begin Chapter 2: Multiplying by 1-Digit Numbers. Students will cover Lessons 1 - 3 this week while learning several strategies for multiplication. They will receive a handout to complete notes on the strategies for use through the entire chapter. There will be a short quiz on Friday, mainly covering multiplying by powers of 10 (10s, 100s and 1,000s). We continue weekly Multiplication Facts timed practice drills. The expectation is 30 problems per minute.
Fifth Grade Math
We wrap up Chapter 1 with algebraic Lessons 10, 11, and 12: writing numeric expressions and solving expressions using orders of operations. Thursday will be a review day, covering chapter 1 skills. Students will also review some geometry skills this week. Friday is the Chapter 1 Test.
Math Help - Office Hours
Beginning This Week
Tuesday and Thursday: 7:15am - 7:45
4th Grade Monday: 2:25 - 3:15
5th Grade Wednesday: 2:25 - 3:15
SCIENCE
Fourth Grade
4th grade is learning more about measuring length and volume. (Lesson 2) We will be writing science vocabulary cards for metric terms. I will demonstrate how to measure a the volume of a regular and irregular object. We should be ready for a quiz on Lesson 2 by Friday.
Fifth Grade
5th grade is learning about the plates in our Earth and plate tectonics. (Lesson 2) They will be learning how earthquakes, volcanoes and mountain formations are caused by plate movements.
Reading, Spelling & Vocab Highlights
Reading: Storytown Lesson 4: Biography, The Daring Nellie Bly
Comprehension strategies: Monitor Comprehension by rereading, and,
summarizing skills in Woolly Mammoth essays
Focus on skills: character motives, summarizing, author point of view
Writing: students become literary critics while peer editing Woolly
Mammoth essays
Comprehension Test: Friday
Genre: Identify characteristics of biography - compare to autobiography
Spelling: Lesson 4
Mrs. Hall's students correct workbooks on Thursdays.
Mrs. Stillo's students correct workbooks on Fridays.
The workbooks should be written in cursive.
Spelling Test Friday
Each Friday, students hand in a 5x each assignment written in cursive
Reminders:
- bonus words are treated as extra points on the test,
- Pretests signed by parents worth 3 quarterly extra credit points,
- "Spelling Expectations" card is taped inside student workbooks
Vocabulary: Unit 2 Vocab Test is Monday, September 16.
Unit 3 - Vocabulary index cards containing definition, part of speech,
pronunciation, synonyms and antonyms are due on Friday.
Religion
We continue with Chapter 1 discussing our need to communicate, and God's gifts of Faith and Grace, and communicating with prayer.
Other Fifth Grade News
Remember to Read ---> 4 book reports due October 25th
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to email Mrs. Hall at dhall@stjosephdg.org, or, Mrs. Stillo at dstillo@stjosephdg.org.