Friday, February 21, 2014

Midterm


Mrs. McMorris

February 24th -February 28st      

·      Tuesday folders will go home on the 25th, please return them on the 26th.

·      Early Out at 1:00 on Wednesday the 26th.

·      Reef Night Thursday the 27th.

·      I love to read month – Friday is Pastries for Parent. 

 

Spelling Words:  

Skill /ea/ as in meat and thread

teammate      headdress      marketplace

monorail         tinfoil              reason

seasick          surround         baboon

bedspread      torpedo           downstream

bookcase       footstool         sunbeam

 

Reading Class  - AR required points for 3rd quarter is 20 point.

·       5 points = nonfiction

·       15 points = fiction

This week in reading our class will be working on unit 11 in our English books.  This unit contains: subject pronouns, object pronouns, possessive pronouns, and contractions.  We will also be starting the book Who was Abraham Lincoln?  The skill involved with this nonfiction novel will be reviewing the literary elements -Character traits and Character goals.

 

Math Class 

My Math class this week is finishing their division unit and moving onto fractions.

·       Timings (Rocket Math) Multiplication and Division

·       What is a fraction- equal parts

·       Naming fractions and identifying fractions

·       Comparing fractions

·       Story problems with fractions

·       Flash cards will start to come home every night to practice.  Please sign the parent signature sheet so your child can receive credit for homework.

 

Social Studies

I will have my homeroom for Social Studies for the next 6 weeks.  The class will be learning all about communities and the 3 branches of government.  We will be creating a community book that follows the standards for this subject.  We will also be studying the history of Billings during this time.

 

Specials this Week!

          Monday- Music

                   Tuesday-Library

                             Wednesday-Health

                                      Thursday-Music

                                                Friday-Library

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Have a super week! 
Mrs. McMorris

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