Weekly Updates 11/1-11/5

 

Upcoming Dates

• 11/1 - Picture Day
• 11/2 - Unit 2 Ch 3 Math Quiz
• 11/3 - Investigating Waves Test || Field Day
• 11/4 - Mid-Unit History Quiz
• 11/5 - Units 1-2 Cumulative Math Test || Grammar Mini-Quiz
• 11/19 - "The Fool's Prayer" Recitation
• 12/3 - Winter Concert

A Look Ahead

ELA - 

• In Spalding this week, scholars will continue their normal daily routine, learning 10 new words each week with a 30 word test on Friday. Please ensure your scholar follows all instructions for their homework. 
• Scholars will learn about predicate adjectives this week in Grammar. They will add to their knowledge of sentence modifiers by analyzing and diagramming sentences that contain foundational parts of speech--including predicate adjectives! They will take a small quiz over what they learn at the end of the week.
• In Literature, scholars will continue reading The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green. Scholars will meet some of the most famous figures from the legends of Robin Hood, including Little John and Friar Tuck. 
• Scholars have already begun practicing their next poem: "The Fool's Prayer" by Edward R. Sill. Our goal is to recite this poem before Thanksgiving Break, on 11/19.

Math - 

This week in math we will begin with a review of skills learned in Unit 2 Chapter 3. Tuesday, there will be a quiz on that material, focusing on 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication. Wednesday and Thursday we will review the entire 1st and 2nd Units and have our Units 1-2 Cumulative Test on Friday. We are so excited for the scholars to show what they know! The following week, we begin our unit on Fractions.

History - 

This week, we will learn about an English prince who became king when he was only two years old: Henry II. Later, we will take a quiz covering the content we have learned thus far in our Medieval Europe unit.

Science - 

This week in Science, we will conclude our Unit on Investigating Waves with a test on Wednesday. Then, on Friday, we will begin our next unit covering The Structures and Functions of Living Things. This unit of study will begin with a classroom experiment observing the structure of celery!

Weekly Updates 10/25-10/29

Upcoming Dates

• 10/26 - Unit 2 Ch 2 Math Quiz
• 10/29 - Literary Character Day and Book Fair
• 11/1 - Picture Day
• 11/3 - Investigating Waves Test || Field Day
• 11/19 - "The Fool's Prayer" Recitation
• 12/3 - Winter Concert

A Look Ahead

ELA - 

• In Spalding this week, scholars will resume their normal daily routine, learning 10 new words each week with a 30 word test on Friday. Please ensure your scholar follows all instructions for their homework. 
• This week in Writing, scholars are learning all about anthropomorphism! They will read and reflect on the fable "The Crow and the Pitcher" to guide their study. By the end of the week, scholars will write their own piece inspired by the fable. 
• In Literature, scholars will begin reading The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green. We will learn from the adventures and mistakes of Robin and his merry men as they fight for justice in England. 
• Scholars have already begun practicing their next poem: "The Fool's Prayer" by Edward R. Sill. Our goal is to recite this poem before Thanksgiving Break, on 11/19.

Math - 

Scholars will be taking their Unit 2 Chapter 2 Quiz on Tuesday (10/26), which will cover long division, 4-digit by 1-digit multiplication, estimation, and word problems. Later this week, we will begin working on two-digit by two-digit multiplication, using various strategies to learn this concept. Please challenge your scholar to try new methods in addition to learning the standard algorithm. We will have homework in the workbook on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, as well as Rocket Math daily.

History - 

In History this week, scholars will continue their studies of Medieval Europe. We will learn about the role of women in the Middle Ages, and scholars will learn about the Battle of Hastings. Scholars will see how this battle affected Medieval Society as we read Robin Hood, which features the conflict between the Normans and the Saxons. Later, scholars will learn about the Bayeux Tapestry and have a chance to illustrate their own tapestry.

Science - 

This week in Science, scholars will learn about the 2 methods of broadcasting signals: analog and digital. We will discuss examples of this and learn how devices transfer both pictures and sounds. Later, we will review everything we have learned in our Waves Unit thus far in preparation for our test next Wednesday (11/3).