Important Dates:
Wednesday, May 1st-Reading Unit Post Test
Friday, May 3rd-Field Day
Reading
During the first two days of reading this week, students will learn about Westward Expansion by reading passages with the teacher and discussing the big ideas. Students will also practice using the RACE model (Restate, Answer, Cite Evidence, Explain) to answer constructed response questions related to the content. Students will take the unit post test on Wednesday. On Thursday and Friday, we will use reading time to cover standards in math.
In math, students will review the types of problems they will encounter in their next unit post test and concepts in geometry such as polygons, quadrilaterals, and parallelograms. Students will analyze these shapes to form relationships among them.
While some classes are finishing BAS assessments, students will review force and motion, one of our science standards.
Writing
For writing this week, we will continue practicing how to “stretch out sentences” and review prepositional phrases in grammar.
Social Studies
In social studies, students will use what they are learning about Westward Expansion and the Civil War to complete a Civil War ABC book. Guidelines for the project are outlined below.
