Sunday, February 22, 2015

Week of February 23

No SCHOOL on Friday. Progress Reports will be issued on Thursday.

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MATH 

Fourth Grade 
4th graders will cover Adding and Subtracting fractions with like denominators, (Chapter 7 lessons 2 - 5) this week, taking a Quiz on Thursday. Students will receive additional homework sheets to practice the skills learned in Chapter 6. Use Carmen San Diego Math Model Skills 27-32, to practice concepts from Chapter 7. Remember we need to share logins 1-4 at this time. 

Multiplication Facts: Students will be receiving multiplication fact homework each week in order to master their facts. They are responsible for writing facts 5x each. You can print your own worksheets to practice from Math-drills.com, play online games (see Math Websites Tab above), or borrow some "Holey Cards" from Mrs. Hall. 

Fifth Grade  
5th graders will cover Chapter 7, Lessons 3-7 this week.  Students should use notes in their spirals to help with homework each night.  There will be a Quiz on Thursday covering Lessons 1 - 5 (not mixed number multiplication).  Use Carmen San Diego Math Model Skills 27-28, to practice concepts from Chapter 7. Remember we need to share logins 1-4 at this time. 
Use Carmen San Diego Math Models, Skills 27-28, to help with Chapter 7 skills. GOMATH Online Access:  To use the website we should continue to share the logins for numbers 1 - 4 ( instead of individual student numbers). 

Multiplication Facts: Continue practicing multiplication facts at home because they are ESSENTIAL for Fractions. You can print your own worksheets from Math-drills.com, play online games (see Math Websites Tab above), or borrow some "Holey Cards" from Mrs. Hall.


Math Help/Club Hours 
After School (students need a "travel note")
4th Graders only: Tue. 2:20pm  - 3:15pm
5th Graders only:  Wed.  2:20pm - 3:15pm
Before School (students need a "Mrs. Hall permission note")
Both 4th and 5th Graders:
 Wednesday and Fridays from 7:15am - 7:45am 
Also, Mrs. Lux will be available at 7:20am on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays to assist students as well!


SCIENCE 

Fourth Grade 

4th graders will learn how your ear works and determine how sounds can be made louder.  (Lesson 4)  

We should be ready for a quiz, Lesson 4, by Wednesday, and will begin studying for the chapter test.

Fifth Grade 
5th graders will discover how scientists classify living things, learn what the kingdoms are and explore how the kingdoms are divided into small groups.

We should be ready for a quiz on Lesson 2 by Thursday

Reading, Spelling & Vocab Highlights
              
Reading: Lesson 17 in StoryTown Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street
             Genre: Realistic Fiction
             Comprehension Skills: Making Inferences, Story Elements
             Test on Thursday


Spelling (Purple Spelling Practice Book): 
            Lesson 18 Workbook, 5x each and Test on Thursday
           
               
Vocabulary (Blue Workbook):                      
           Unit 12 Workbook due on Monday, March 2.
           Test on Tuesday, 2/3 or Wednesday 2/4. 
           See Link found in the Reading Websites Tab to create a logon to 
            Vocabulary practice and games.   
         

Religion

We will continue discussing Lent and exploring Chapter 7, Image of God.  

Social Studies & Language Arts
                     Click to see ---> Social Studies & Language Arts Blog 

Specials: Gym, LRC, Music, Spanish, Computers, Art

Other Fifth Grade News

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.