Activities for the week of March 28-April 1st

Greetings everyone,

Thanks to all the parents who returned the report card envelopes with their children this morning.  If you have any questions about reports or would like to schedule a meeting time please let me know.

THIS WEEKS ACTIVITIES:


MATH


We will start the week with a short review quiz before learning about mixed numbers and improper fractions.  By this point each student should be reasonably comfortable with finding equivalent fractions, simplifying fractions, and ordering fractions using common denominators and/or percentages.  By the end of the week we will be applying our knowledge of fractions to circle graphs.  The chapter test for fractions will be early next week.

READING


We will spend some time choosing and reading biographies and autobiographies.  We will be discussing common features found in all biographies, and how we will use what we learn from our reading to help us write our own autobiographies.  We will also keep reading our class novel 'Sounder' and practicing our summarizing, and hopefully we will be able to watch the movie version of 'Sounder' by the end of the week.

WRITING


We will be using a graphic organizer to help us plan out our autobiographies.  The organizers will be used to work on our pre-writing skills, and learning about how important it is to plan before writing.  Once our graphic organizers are completed we will begin writing.

SOCIAL STUDIES


We will be discussing the expectations for our final social studies project, especially time management and cooperation.  We will also discuss how to find and use information appropriately, and how to use our summarizing skills to make sure that all of the information that goes into our projects comes from our own words and hard work.  The students will be given time to work on their projects and assessed on how well they use their time, and how they cooperate with their partners.

CHARACTER STUDIES


This week in character studies we will be working on good sportsmanship.  This is a character trait that needs work in our class, as sports activities amongst our students often lead to fights and arguments.


Here's to a great week!  All the best,

Jordan Rose