Week of 9.24.18

Highlights for the Week of 9/24/2018
in Mrs. Bell's Classroom

Spelling -  Unit 5 - "Greek Roots"
This week's spelling/vocabulary list will include words with the Greek roots "graph", "auto", "photo", "tele", and "rupt".  We will study the meanings of these roots and how to use them correctly. The final TEST is scheduled for Friday, 9/28.

Reading - Unit 1 - "Courage"
We kicked off the Courage unit by reflecting on the question, "How Can One Person Make a Difference"? Students participated in a "silent conversation" using Google Question where they shared their thoughts and commented on the ideas of others. Then we created the graffiti wall below to display their ideas. Of course, we had to take a class picture (& a silly one) in front of our beautiful creation! 

Next week's task in reading will be to close read the fiction piece titled, Happy Birthday Dr. King. Students will work in small groups to answer text-dependent questions and to use context clues to find meanings of unknown words. They will also be creating a digital notebook of vocabulary words for the story. 

English - What is a Sentence?
The chapter 1 TEST is scheduled for Wednesday, 9/26. Students should prepare for the test by reviewing the textbook, practice pages, and workbook pages for the chapter. There is also a chapter review section in the textbook (p. 56-62) that covers all of the topics we have studied. Below are some activities that we used to practice our sentence skills.

Subject/Predicate "Scoot"

Can you find the simple subject in the sentence?

Social Studies  - The Beautiful Northeast
We will finish our study of the Northeast this week. Look for the Chapter 4 TEST to be scheduled for the week of 10/1.

Close reading is the thoughtful, critical analysis of a text that focuses on significant details or patterns in order to develop a deep, precise understanding of the text's form, craft, meanings, etc. It is a skill that we will work on and develop throughout the year...we call it "digging into the text". Nothing makes me happier than seeing students apply skills they have learned across the curriculum. These photos show our junior archaeologists digging deep into Social Studies text to find meaning and to answer text-dependent questions.

Mrs. Bell's Math Class - Unit 1 - Expressions, Equations & Volume
We will conclude this unit with a look at interpreting remainders. On Wednesday, 9/26, students will take the Unit 1 TEST. They should use their math spirals, Student Book and Home Connections pages as tools to review for the test. Unit 2 will focus on adding and subtracting fractions.

Mrs. Karen Bell