Math Focus: Measurement 

Overview: We will begin our measurement unit and learn about capacity, weight, mass, and time. This week students will deterimine the appropriate measurements of liquid volume or weight. 

Multiplication Facts Focus: Mixed Facts 

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Math at Home: On average, 10 minutes of math practice at home each night is encouraged, either on their math facts or IXL/Prodigy! 

Measurement Test - Tuesday, March 3rd

Science Focus: Earth's Surface and Resources

Overview: We will research recycling heros and brainstorm ideas how we can recycle at our school. Students will be making posters that display ways we can reuse, reduce, and recycle our natural resources that God created for us! 

Social Studies Focus: Growth in the East 

Overview:  In Chapter 7, we will focus on inventions and immigration that led to much growth in the eastern United States.

Social Studies Test: Wednesday, February 25th. *Study guide will be sent home on Monday! 

Family Chat: We discussed immigration to America from 1820-1850's including many from Holland, Germany, Ireland, and Norway. Share with your child your family ancestry this week! 

Spelling Focus: 3.5 Suffixes: Y & I Rule

Students will spend 15 minutes per day learning about and practicing spelling patterns/rules to ensure mastery.

Spelling List: carried, fluffier, prettiest, cities, lazier, replied, craziest, messier, stories, denied, noisily, studies, easily, parties, sunniest

Homophones:  he'll, heal, heel, scene, seen

Homework: Spelling Homework due Wednesday 2/25. Study words for your spelling test!

Pre Tests are on Thursdays. (students who score a 100 will select a fun silent activity during the test on Friday) 

Test will be on Friday 2/27. (for short weeks, no practice test will be given)

Reading Focus: Drama

Students will spend 35 min per day gaining comprehension and analysis skills for all genres of literature.

Focus: Analyze plays (The Lion Queens, The Crow and the Pitcher, The Ant and the Dove)

Homework: Independent Reading/Library Challenge: students should read out loud for 10 minutes each night and focus on their smooth and emotion filled "narrator voice".

Drama Study Guide: N/A

Unit Test: N/A

Cursive Focus: Sentence Practice

Students will spend 10 min per day learning and practicing their cursive skills. 

Focus: Improving the "not to fast and not to slow flow" of writing in cursive in full complete sentences.

Homework: None

Grammar Focus: 3.3-3.4 Subject/Predicate & Subject Verb Agreement

Students will spend about 15 minutes per day focusing on a specific grammar rule to apply throughout their writings.

Focus: Students will identify, explain, and use a variety of grammar rules in their writing.

Homework: N/A

Unit Test: TBA

Writing Focus: Restating Questions & Letter Writing

Students will spend 35 minutes per day mastering multiple writing styles and techniques.

Focus: We will learn the basics of writing a letter to a variety of individuals. They will consider the tone needed for each recipient. 

Homework: Revising and Editing worksheet Due Wednesday 25th.

Scripture Focus: Unit 10-Balaam & His Talking Donkey

Students will spend 30 minutes per day diving into God's Word to grow their understanding of scripture, who we are in Christ, and how we can walk in faith daily.

Bible Reading: Numbers 22:21-38, 41; 23:3, 5–12

Weekly Memory Verse: "I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." John 10:10b

Character Trait: Tenacity means holding on tightly and not giving up until your good work with God is done.

Biblical Principle: People are made in the image of God and have immesurable worth.

Homework: Memorize our weekly memory verse Due on Wednesdays

Unit 10 Bible Test - February 27th

Unit Study Guide: Unit 10 Study Guide Link