Sunday, March 1, 2015

Week of March 2




MATH 

Fourth Grade 
4th graders will cover Chapter 7 Lessons 7-10, take a short Quiz on Thursday, and begin reviewing for the Chapter Test planned for Tuesday, March 10th. We will continue to practice simplifying fractions (learned in chapter 6), as well as  renaming improper fractions to mixed numbers. 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 wrap up Chapter 7, Multiplying Fractions, by completing Lessons 8-10 by Wednesday. We will review on Thursday and take the Chapter 7 Test on Friday. Students learned they can simply before they multiply and/or after they multiply. 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 be reviewing for the Chapter 4 Test - "Light and Sound". The test will be on Thursday, March 5, 2015.  On Friday, we will be learning about clouds for our Diocesan Assessment. 

Fifth Grade 
5th graders, Blue Group will have a quiz Monday on Lesson 2, "How Are Living Things Classified".  Prior to the quiz, the Green Group will be working together on the graphic organizer questions and answers, the Lesson 2 - Review and then take the assessment, listening to the questions and finding the answers in the paragraph.
The extra credit activity for growing mold (page A22 and A23) will be reviewed and discussed.

Reading, Spelling & Vocab Highlights
              
Reading: Lesson 18 in StoryTown Project Mulberry
             Genre: Realistic Fiction
             Comprehension Skills: Making Inferences, Main Idea & Details
             Test on Friday.


Spelling (Purple Spelling Practice Book): 
            Lesson 19 Workbook due Thursday, 5x each and Test on Friday.
            The Lesson 17 Spelling Test was difficult for many students.  If
            students want to raise their grade on that test, they can write a good
            sentence using each of the 20 words showing that they understand the
            meaning of the word and spell it correctly in the sentence. 
           
               
Vocabulary (Blue Workbook):                      
           Unit 12 Test on Tuesday, March 3.
           Unit 13 Cards due on Friday. 
           See Link found in the Reading Websites Tab to create a logon to 
            Vocabulary practice and games.   
         

Religion

We will complete Chapter 7, Living Image of Christ, and take the test on Thursday or Friday. Fourth and Fifth graders will perform the Living Stations of the Cross on Friday, March 13th.  

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

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


Other Fifth Grade News

Please return your Cathedral Days Permission slips and fee. 

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.