The "Buzz" from Mrs. Bell's Class: Week of 5/11/2015

Friday, May 8, 2015

Week of 5/11/2015

Highlights for the Week of 5/11/15

in Mrs. Bell's Classroom

This week's spelling list will focus on words that end with the /ər/, /l/ or /əl/ sounds. The final test on this lesson will be given on Friday, 5/15. Spelling activities will be assigned through Google Classroom.

Reading - Journeys Unit - Love that Dog

Originally, I had planned to begin the novel study of Love that Dog last week, but our schedule got backed up, so we will begin the week of 5/11. Love that Dog is a free verse piece written in diary format. It is written from the perspective of a young boy who resists poetry assignments from his teacher. Throughout his journey, he learns to appreciate, and to enjoy the art of poetry. As we read this book, we will continue to examine the literary elements of poetry, and students will create their own poetry book.

English- Poetry / Pronouns

To coincide with our novel study, students will begin creating their own original book of poetry. They will be writing poems in several formats, and will be including a variety of figurative language that we have studied throughout the year. This project will be completed using the Chromebooks via Google Classroom. Students will also take the Pronouns pretest on Thursday, 5/14.

Social Studies - The Navajo
We will study the Native Americans of the Southwest, the Navajo.Students will learn about the Navajo culture and traditions of the past and present.

Science - Human Body Presentations
Partners will finish creating their Human Body Slide presentations. Students will be presenting on 5/14. They will be given time on Monday and Wednesday for final preparations and practicing. The next topic that we will study in Science will be Simple Machines.

Mrs. Bell's Math Class - Topic 13 - Extending Fraction Concepts

We will finish this topic with a look at the problem solving strategy of drawing pictures. The Topic 13 TEST is scheduled for Wednesday, 5/13. We will begin Topic 14, Measurement Units and Conversions, on Thursday.