Mrs. Arnella's and Ms. Abramson's Weekly Schedule Ms. Kolkmeyer's, Ms. Krall's, and Mrs. Williams' Weekly Schedule
Upcoming Events:
Open House: Monday, October 11th from 9:30-11:00
Yorktown Field Trip: Tuesday, October 27th (permission slips due Monday, October 12th)
Reminders:
Wednesday Folders should be signed each Wednesday and brought back to school on Thursday.
If you are having a play date, be sure to bring in a note for your homeroom teacher.
Sample Weekly Homework
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Math: worksheet Reading: 20 minutes, independent reading questions/project Spelling: see spelling schedule
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Math: Worksheet Reading: 20 minutes, independent reading questions/project Spelling: see spelling schedule
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Math: Worksheet Reading: 20 minutes, independent reading questions/project Spelling: see spelling schedule
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Math: Worksheet +
Study for Friday Quiz Reading: 20 minutes, independent reading questions/project Spelling: see spelling schedule |
No Homework *Projects will be the only homework students may have to complete over the weekend
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Monthly Topics
Math
Students in the data and statistics unit will focus on the following key points...
Making predictions using samples
Creating frequency tables with equal intervals
Reading circle graphs
Creating circle graphs
Calculating mean, median, and mode
Analyzing misleading statistics
*Challenge
Creating box and whisker plots
Interpreting box and whisker plots
Creating back-to-back stem and leaf plots
Students in the number theory and mathematical relationships unit will focus on the following key points...
Identifying factors and the greatest common factor
Recognizing divisibility rules
Identifying multiples and the least common multiple of two numbers
Identifying a number as prime or composite
Calculating prime factorization (factor trees or factor strings)
Completing patterns
Writing expressions
Completing function tables
Writing a rule for a function using X and Y
Coordinate graphing in the first quadrant
Placing integers on a number line
*Challenge
Prime factorization using exponents
Evaluating expressions using exponents
Identifying patterns as arithmetic or geometric
Interpreting graphs
Coordinate graphing in all four quadrants
Reading
Historical Fiction Genre Study...
Students will participate in a novel study analyzing characteristics of historical fiction.
Students will participate in literature circles.
Writing
Grammar Practice
Students will identify parts of speech and use correct punctuation, capitalization, and grammar.
Quarter Writing Focus
Students will draft and publish personal narratives using the Six Traits of Writing.
Students will use graphic organizers to develop ideas, characters, and setting.
Students will edit with input from peers and teacher prior to typing their final drafts.
Science
Physics: Force, Motion, and Energy Unit
Enduring Understandings:
An object's motion is described using distance, time, direction, and speed.
Changes in mass and force affect an object's motion.
Energy exists in various forms in mechanical systems.
Energy stored in Earth's natural resources can be converted to energy of motion.
Social Studies
If you have any questions throughout the year, please contact your child's teacher.