Curriculum Update: August 29 - September 2

Tremendous forces are at work below Earth's surface. Sometimes they make the ground rumble and shake. Other times they make mountains explode, spewing forth rock, gases, and lava. These mountains are called volcanoes. They are among nature's most spectacular creations - and one of its most dangerous. David L. Harrison takes us on a fascinating voyage beneath the Earth's surface to show how volcanoes are created and why they erupt. From its hot, solid iron core, up to the Earth's crust, he introduces us to magma, lava, the colliding plates that cause earthquakes, and other natural phenomena. With vivid illustrations by Cheryl Nathan, here is a look at how volcanoes work.

Weekly Homefun

Monday: 
Model Division as the Unknown Factor in Multiplication Using Arrays and Tape Diagrams
Practice Multiplication Facts (2s)
Tuesday:
Interpret the Quotient as the Number of Groups or the Number of Objects in Each Group Using Units of 2

Practice Multiplication Facts (2s)
Wednesday:
Subjects and Predicates
Practice Multiplication Facts (2s)
Thursday:
Subjects and Predicates
Practice Multiplication Facts (2s)

Weekly Assessments: 

Tuesday:
Author's Purpose Quiz
Wednesday:
NWEA MAPS Assessment
Thursday:

NWEA MAPS Assessment

Friday:
Multiplication Timed Test (2s)
Volcanoes: Nature's Incredible Fireworks Test
Compare and Contrast Between Texts
Subjects and Predicates Quiz

Curriculum Update: August 22-26

"Climb the tallest mountain, dive into the deepest lake, and navigate the longest river in Steve Jenkins' stunning new book that explores the wonders of the natural world. With his striking cut paper collages, Jenkins majestically captures the grand sense of scale, perspective and awe that only mother earth can inspire."

Weekly Homefun

Monday: 
Model the Distributive Property with Arrays to Decompose Units as a Strategy
Tuesday:

Subject Practice
Wednesday:
Predicate Practice
Thursday:

Subjects and Predicates

Weekly Assessments: 

Monday:

Geography Test

Compass Rose Project

Tuesday:

EngageNY Mid-Module Test

Friday:

Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest Test

Author's Purpose Quiz

Subjects and Predicates Quiz

Curriculum Update: August 22-26

"Climb the tallest mountain, dive into the deepest lake, and navigate the longest river in Steve Jenkins' stunning new book that explores the wonders of the natural world. With his striking cut paper collages, Jenkins majestically captures the grand sense of scale, perspective and awe that only mother earth can inspire."

Weekly Homefun

Monday: 
Model the Distributive Property with Arrays to Decompose Units as a Strategy
Tuesday:

Model Division as the Unknown Factor in Multiplication Using Arrays and Tape Diagrams
Wednesday:
Interpret the Quotient as the Number of Groups or the Size of the Group Using Units of 2
Thursday:

Subjects and Predicates

Weekly Assessments: 

Monday:

Geography Test

Compass Rose Project

Tuesday:

EngageNY Mid-Module Test

Friday:

Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest Test

Author's Purpose Quiz

Subjects and Predicates Quiz

Curriculum Update August 15 - 19

This week, in conjunction with our unit study on geography, we began reading about P.W. Cracker, a parrot who decides to travel the world! So far, he has flown across the Atlantic Ocean to London, England, with a side trip to see the wonder of Stonehenge. Can you predict where he'll end up next?? He mentioned a tower almost as tall as the Empire State Building...hmmm...

Weekly Homefun: 

Monday:

Demonstrate the Commutative Property of Multiplication Using Arrays

(Geography Study Guide Coming Home!)

Tuesday:

Demonstrate the Commutative Property of Multiplication Using Arrays 

Wednesday:

Find Related Multiplication Facts with Arrays

Thursday:

Model the Distributive Property with Arrays 

Weekly Assessments: 

Monday

Continents and Oceans Mini-Quiz

Friday

Subjects and Predicates Quiz
Hemisphere Project 

Compass Rose Project 

Curriculum Update: August 8 - 12

This week we begin our study of Geography! Using the premise that simple drawings can be maps, "Me on the Map" begins with crayon drawings of the floor plans of a girl's room and house. The concept becomes progressively more complex, as her horizons expand from home to street, to town, to state, to country, and finally to the world. Colorful illustrations show a composite of the entire area that is being charted on the facing page. On each successive page, the child points out her street, hometown, state, and country. The process then reverses as she finds the U.S. on a world map and works back down the scale to her own room again. The text concludes with the statement that "...everybody has their own special place on the map."

Weekly Homefun

Monday: 
Understand the Meaning of the Unknown as the SIZE of the Group in Division
Tuesday:
Understand the Meaning of the Unknown as the NUMBER of Groups in Division
Wednesday:
Interpret the Unknown in Division Using the Array Model
Thursday:
Sentences and Fragments

Weekly Assessments: 

Friday:
Hemispheres Map Project
Sentences and Fragments Quiz