May 15 -19
Reading - Poetry
IXL - NNN1 and NNN2 - Poetry
Social Studies - Civil War Project
May 8-12
Reading - Casey at the Bat poem
IXL - NONE!
Social Studies - Civil War Project
May 1-5
Reading - "Killer Smog"
IXL - Commas
Social Studies - Slavery Centers (finish) and Intoduce Civil War Project
April 24-28
Reading - Compare and Contrast "Monster Goldfish" and "Pigs on the Loose" articles
IXL - Contractions
Social Studies - Slavery
April 17-21
Reading - Poetry
IXL - NNN1 and NNN2 - Poetry
Social Studies - Civil War Project
May 8-12
Reading - Casey at the Bat poem
IXL - NONE!
Social Studies - Civil War Project
May 1-5
Reading - "Killer Smog"
IXL - Commas
Social Studies - Slavery Centers (finish) and Intoduce Civil War Project
April 24-28
Reading - Compare and Contrast "Monster Goldfish" and "Pigs on the Loose" articles
IXL - Contractions
Social Studies - Slavery
April 17-21
Reading - In the Time of the Drums reading and vocabulary
IXL - Helping Verbs, Verb Tenses
Social Studies - Reform and Slavery
April 6, 2017
LINK to Industrial Revolution Scavenger Hunt
When finished, watch Brain Pop HERE and take the quiz. Show your quiz scores to Miss Baugh. Brain Pop log in: bgisbucs password: bgis
When finished with this, you will receive activity pages to complete about the information from the Brain Pop video.
What's Happening This Week
March 20-24
Reading: ACT Aspire practice - "Sing Me a Friend" - Focus on summarizing, understanding plot and setting, evaluating the story critically
Social Studies: Gold Rush, Westward Expansion Unit review and test
What's Happening This Week
March 13-17
Reading:
- "Stray" - Compare/Contrast strong and weak characteristers of the main character, SWBST strategy
- "Stray" comprehension and vocabulary assessment
- ACT ASPIRE practice-"The Star" - comparing and contrasting, understanding characters, evaluating the story critically
Social Studies - Indian Removal Act, Trail of Tears, Trails West, Texas and the Mexican War, Gold Rush
What's Happening This Week
March 6 - 10
Reading: Poetry- "Something Told the Wild Geese" - Skill setting
IXL Level G i.1, i.2, k1 - Verbs and Helping Verbs
Socical Studies - Louisianna Purchase, Lewis and Clark Journey, War of 1812, Monroe Doctrine
**SLOSS FURNACE FIELD TRIP WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8**
BRING A SACK LUNCH AND DRINK
WEAR CLOSE TOED SHOES AND LONG PANTS
What's Happening This Week
February 20-24
Reading - Cold Read Wednesday and begin "Thunder, Elephant, and Dorodo" story and vocabulary on Thursday(skill: Look at actions and words of a character to understand a point of view.)
IXL SKILL - Level G: U1 and U2 Adjectives
Social Studies - How A Bill Becomes A Law, Federalists vs Anti-Federalists, and Amendments
**New American Government Study Guide given out Tuesday, Febraury 21...Test will be Tuesday, February 28th
What's Happening This Week
February 13-17
Reading - Asses Columbus Vocabulary Tuesday, Begin "Vanishing Vultures" story and vocabulary Wednesday (skill: Look at actions and words of a character to understand a point of view.)
IXL SKILL - Level G G:3, G:4 Plural Nouns and Level H V:1 Possessive Nouns
Social Studies - Continue Articles of Confederation and New American Government
WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
February 6-10
READING - Assess "A Game of Catch", Cold Read Assessment, Begin Comparison of 2 texts - Christopher Columbus
IXL SKILL - Level G.1, G.2, GGG.1 Singular/Plural Nouns and dialogue
SOCIAL STUDIES - Articles of Confederation, New American Government
WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
JANUARY 23-27
IXL - Q1: Possessive Pronouns and AA1: Contractions
Writing - Finishing Opinion Writing - TOPIC: In your opinion, what activity do you think others should try? Students will read aloud essay with a partner and compare/contrast the 2 activities.
Reading - Begin "The Coming of the Surfman" short story and vocabulary
Social Studies - Finish American Revolution Unit - Declaration of Independence, Minorities in the War, and study guide **TEST will be Tuesday, January 31st!!
WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
JANUARY 3-6
READING
- IXL iii2, iii3, jj3 Similes, Metaphors, and Idioms
- All Summer in a Day - short story and vocabulary
SOCIAL STUDIES
- Compare and contrast Loyalists and Patriots
- Research important Loyalists and Patriots
- Major battles of the American Revolution
What's Happening This Week
December 12-16
READING
- Winter Holidays Around the World - in-class research project due Wednesday
- NO IXL
- NO Vocabulary
SOCIAL STUDIES
- Winter Holidays Around the World project
- Create a cartoon about the causes of the American Revolution using www.powtoon.com/edu
- Liberty Kids video - episode 6 "The Shot Heard Round the World"
WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
December 5-9
READING
- Greek and Latin Roots Unit 6
- IXL Level G: NN1 Synonyms, NN2 Synonyms, OO1 Antonyms, OO2 Antonyms
- Reading Assessment "Cold Read" Tuesday - Summarizing and Compare/Contrast 2 non-fiction pieces of text
- Winter Holidays Around the World research project
- Explorer Hall Spelling Bee (words have been posted in Google Classroom for a month)
SOCIAL STUDIES
Causes of the American Revolution Unit Test Friday - Determine causes and events leading to the American Revolution, including the French and Indian War, the Stamp Act, the Intolerable Acts, the Boston Massacre, and the Boston Tea Party.
WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
NOVEMBER 14 - 18
READING
- The students will read a short story, "Roots of Southern Food". In this story students will learn the origin of various southern foods. Focus standard: Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
- Vocabulary words will come from the short story text
- IXL - Level G BBB.3 Supporting Details and CCC.1 Author's Purpose
SOCIAL STUDIES
- Monday - FINISH Colonies Come of Age (Navigation Acts, French Indian War, Great Britain's Victory, Proclamation of 1763)
- Tuesday - American Revolution Causes power point and notes
- WEDNESDAY - School House Rock "No More Kings" and King/Tax Collector Simulation
- THURSDAY and FRIDAYRoad to the Revolution mini poster project
WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
NOVEMBER 7 - 11
READING
- The students will read a short story, "Trapped by the Ice". In this true story, Ernest Shackleton and his crew face many life and death situations once their ship, The Endurance, becomes trapped, and eventually sinks, in the icy waters of the Weddell Sea. The men must work together, amid all adversity, to survive and find a way off the ice and onto solid land. Focus standard: Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
- Vocabulary words will come from the short story text
- IXL - Level G V V.3 and Level F Z Z.3 - Context Clues
SOCIAL STUDIES
- Monday - Colonies Come of Age (Navigation Acts, French Indian War, Great Britain's Victory, Proclamation of 1763)
- Tuesday - Brain Pop: What are political parties? and Presidential Election / Road to the White House **Due to the political controversy of this election, we WILL NOT have a class or school election.**
- WEDNESDAY - For Crown or Colony simulation
- THURSDAY - Veterans Day activities
WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 4
READING
MONDAY - We will share Tombstone projects.
TUESDAY - FRIDAY - Students will read the following non-fiction passages throughout the week: "The Great Depression", "Inner Planets vs Outer Planets", "Causes of the Civil War", and "Animal Life Cycles". Students will read the passage, put a star beside important details, underline new vocabulary words, draw a T chart labeled "Facts From Story and My Thoughts", write a main idea statement for each paragraph, answer questions about the text, and determine text structure and use evidence to support thinking.
VOCABULARY
Greek and Latin Roots Unit 3 - Words, definitions, and practice activities will be given out on Monday. Test will be Friday.
SOCIAL STUDIES
We begin our unit on causes on the American Revolution. Students will determine causes and events leading to the American Revolution, including the French and Indian War, the Stamp Act, the Intolerable Acts, the Boston Massacre, and the Boston Tea Party.
WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
OCTOBER 24-28
Writing:
Last week, I passed out information and due dates for the Notable American Biography/Tombstone project. Each student received information about a famous American. They gathered facts from their information sheet and completed a planning sheet, created an acrostic poem, and wrote an obituary for their famous American based on their planning sheet. We completed ALL of this last week IN CLASS. This week, AT HOME, your child will create a tombstone with information about their Notable American. The tombstone, all with ALL planning sheets, will be due Monday, October 31st.
Reading
Throughout the week, we will be reviewing non-fiction text features and text structures. The students will be reading and annotating non-fiction text. The IXL skills VV.1 and VV.2 will be focusing on Context Clues and JJ.1 will be focusing on Usage Errors. These are skills we will use throughout the week in our non-fiction reading text. IXL skills are due Friday!
Vocabulary:
We are introducing and reviewing words used in non-fiction texts. We will create a flip booklet in our Reading Journal. There will NOT be a test on Friday.
Social Studies:
We are finishing up our study of the 13colonies. A study guide was distributed last Wednesday, Oct. 19 and a test will be this week on Thursday, Oct. 27
WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
OCTOBER 17-21
Writing:
Today, I will pass out a project we will be working on throughout the week. Each student will receive information about a famous historical American. They will gather facts from their information sheet and complete a planning sheet. The planning sheet is due Wednesday. By Friday, they will write an obituary for their famous American based on their planning sheet. At home, your child will create a tombstone with information about their American. The tombstone will be due Monday, October 31st.
Throughout the week, we will be reviewing non-fiction text features and text structures to prepare for the following week. The IXL skills will be about main idea and sequencing, which are skills we will use throughout the week.
Vocabulary:
These words will come home on Monday. We are introducing and reviewing words used in non-fiction texts. There will be a test on Friday.
Social Studies:
We are continuing our study of the colonies. We finished our discussion of New England colonies and will learn about the Middle and Southern colonies this week. Study guides will be distributed this week and a test will be the following week.
