*Lesson Plans are subject to change*
Literacy, Writing, & Social Studies for the week of May 8th - May 12th, 2017
Literacy - The students will begin reading The Foul, Filthy American Frontier. This is a book about the journey out West by Heather E. Schwartz.
*Your child should be reading nightly for at least 30 minutes.*
Writing: We will continue to reviewing the three types of writing that the students have worked on during the year (Narrative, Informational, and Opinion Writing).
The students will be working on making inferences this week.
Social Studies - This week we will continue studying Westward Expansion. They will learn about the Transcontinental Railroad, The Pony Express, The Gold Rush, The Oregon Trail, Lewis & Clark, The Trail of Tears, and Sacagawea.
Word Study - This week we will work on the following word study words:
therm = heat, temperature
endothermic = heated from within the body
exothermic = requires heat to be absorbed from outside the body
therm = a unit of heat equal to 1,000 great calories
thermal = related to heat or temperature
thermodynamic = caused or operated by heat that has changed into different forms of energy
thermograph = a device that automatically writes down (records) changes in temperature
thermometer = an instrument that measures temperature or heat
thermophile = an organism that has adapted to living in very high temperatures (heat), such as bacteria or algae
thermos = a container that is used to keep things warm, such as your soup; a double walled container that keeps things warm
thermostat = a device used to control the temperature
*Due to ACT Aspire testing, the students did not have a word study test this week. They will have a test over these words on Friday*
Announcements:
*Step It Up (walking program on the track)- Tuesday & Wednesday morning (weather permitting)*
Class Schedule:
7:25 a.m. - 8:25 a.m. Breakfast / Character Ed / Bathroom
8:25 a.m. Switch Classes
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. 1st Period (2 hours)
10:30 a.m. Switch Classes/ Bathroom Break
10:40 a.m. - 11:25 a.m. 2nd Period (45 minutes)
11:25 a.m. Leave for lunch
11:30 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. Lunch / Recess
12:10 p.m. Pick up from Recess
12:10 p.m. - 12:20 p.m. Bathroom Break
12:20 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. 2nd Period (1 hour 10 minutes)
1:30 p.m. Leave for Rotation
1:35 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Rotation
2:20 p.m. - 2:55 p.m. Intervention
3:03 p.m. Dismissal
Rotation Schedule:
(Monday) - Library
(Tuesday) - Computer Lab
(Wednesday) - Art
(Thursday) - Music
(Friday) - P. E. *Please make sure that your child wears tennis shoes on P.E. day!*