April 22, 2015 Newsletter

ELA: Students are continuing to study social issues by reading fiction and nonfiction. They have been practicing to identify the author’s point of view and the main idea with supporting details.

We will be learning how to be more engaged listeners. Students will learn skills such as note taking while others are speaking so they can more effectively participate in discussions.

In writing students are exploring social issues and writing a personal narrative about a time they overcame a challenge.

Math: In this next math unit students will tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals (elapsed time) in minutes. They will solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes, e.g., by representing the problem on a numberline.

Social Studies: We began our study of entrepreneurship and financial literacy. The students will be working in small groups. Each group will be given a business to begin. They will make a list of expenses and use the information they are given about their business to estimate income. They will use the budget worksheet provided to calculate whether they make a profit or not. The final activity will be writing a paragraph about whether their business was a success or failure. If it was a failure they will analyze what could they have done differently to be successful.

IXL Computer Program: As we get closer to the EOG’s we have a registered for a 30 day free trial of IXL. Students have the login information and we will be working on this some in class. Practice at home is encouraged when possible. There is a language arts section however, we will be focusing mostly on the math as a review.

Can You Help?

Our class is having a real shortage of earphones. Would you please check with your child to see if they have working earphones? Thank you!

Important Dates:

April 23 - Zaxby’s Harvest Oaks Spirit Night 5-9

April 29 - Interims

May 7 - Movie Night 5:30

May 19 - EOG Reading 9:30

May 20 - EOG Math 9:30