9/29/14-10/2/14

Story of the Week: What Jo Did

Question of the Week: How can we appreciate the talents of others?

Websites:

Cause and Effect

Prefixes and Suffixes

Adding -s or -es to nouns

Vocabulary Practice

Fact or Opinion

Nouns Game

Nouns Jeopardy

 

9/22/14-9/26/14

Reading: Unit 1 Review Week
No spelling/vocabulary words this week!
We will be taking the Unit 1 Benchmark Test beginning on Thursday and finishing on Friday.

Helpful Websites on Skills We've Covered:
Independent and Dependent Clauses
Predicate Coaster
Complex Sentences
Types of Sentences
Clauses
Language Arts

Civil War Reenactment

Three "Union soldiers" came to talk to us today about the civil war. It was very interesting! 

Learning's Always Better With A Friend

Today, we partner read our science lesson on "Ecosystems". David and Javion (above) make great reading partners! 

Safe-T-opolis

Mr. Norris came last Friday to give students important information about electrical safety. Thanks, Alabama Power, for such a wonderful program!

9/15/14 - 9/19/14

Story of the Week: Letters Home from Yosemite

Question of the Week: "How does Yosemite reflect the unique qualities of the West?"

Vocabulary Practice

Vocabulary Cloze

Independent/Dependent Clause Game

Main Idea

Interactive Math Journals

We love adding to our math journals after we master the skill! 

Science Scavenger Hunt

To wrap up our unit on vertebrates and invertebrates, students went on a scavenger hunt around the room in search of fun facts!

September Star Student

This month's star student is Jordan Massey. Jordan is always doing the right thing even if no one is looking, works hard everyday, and is kind to her classmates. We love Jordan!!!

9/8/14-9/12/14 Unit 1 Week 4

         Story of the Week: The Horned Toad Prince

9/2/14-9/5/14 Unit 1 Week 3

Story of the Week: On the Banks of Plum Creek

Genre: Historical Fiction

Question of the Week: Why do we want to explore new places?