Happy Monday! Here is what is happening this week!
Derry/Fortson:
Reading: We will begin a new novel Little House in the Big Woods. The students will be answering many questions through out this novel.
Grammar: Proper Nouns/Common Nouns
Writing: Opinion writing using texts to form an opinion. Students will begin the process of writing to a prompt and using text evidence to support their reasons.
Social Studies: The Age of Exploration: The students will trace the routes of early explorers and describe the explorations of the Americans. We will be answering these questions over the next few weeks: How did the arrival of Europeans in the Americas affect the people who lived there? How did exploration and settlement impact the indigenous peoples and the environment?
Math: This week we will focus on fluently adding and subtracting multi-digit numbers using the standard algorithm and to apply it through problem solving. Please check the assignment sheet nightly for assignments. Focus lessons: Mod 1 Lessons 11-17
Science: We will begin our cells unit this week. Students will receive resources in their interactive notebooks.
Johnson/Maestri:
Reading: We are starting our next class novel, Little House in the Big Woods, this week. We will continue to refer back to the text when citing text evidence and describing story elements in detail.
ELA: Continue work on adjectives and review common and proper nouns.
S.Studies: We will wrap up the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Creek Indian unit this week and start talking about European explorers.
*Test Tuesday for Johnson's homeroom over the Indian study guide. Test Wednesday for Maestri's homeroom.
Math: This week we will focus on fluently adding and subtracting multi-digit numbers using the standard algorithm and to apply it through problem solving. Please check the assignment sheet nightly for assignments. Focus lessons: Module 1 lessons 11-17
Johnson/Maestri writing: Opinion writing with text evidence
McCoy/DeBolt- weekly lessons 9/18
