This week, students will begin SBAC practice testing. The practice testing is primarily to familiarize students with the online testing format and tools.
Language Arts:
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For the next two weeks, we will be reading Yonder Mountain, A Cherokee Legend. Language skills include contractions, homophones and homographs, and writing with subject-verb agreement.
Math:
Fractions vocabulary: equivalent fractions, denominator, numerator, fraction, unit fraction. The Chapter 10 test is scheduled for Friday, April 27.
We will continue with time multiplication tests. This week students will be quizzed on the 6s. When 80% of students pass the 6s, we will move on to the 9s.
Social Science:
We are finishing up study of the Bolsa Chica Wetlands and other coastal estuaries.
Next month, in May, we will be studying our solar system.
Homework:
Please preview your child's homework sheet each Monday. More details about weekly homework can be found under the homework tab. Reading homework stories may be read independently or with an adult depending on your child's reading level. Please sign your child's homework sheet each week when you have previewed the week's expectations. Students are to be ready to take an AR test on their library book each week.
STAR STUDENT:
This week's STAR STUDENT is Luis Stites. Next week's Star Student is Luis Rodriguez. Each student will have a week when they get to be our classroom STAR STUDENT. On Tuesday of the STAR STUDENT week, the student will get to share the poster made in September. They may also bring in small items to share with the class and decorate the STAR STUDENT windowsill. Posters will be shared on Tuesday of each week. Classmates will complete a Star of the Week book each week for our Star Student.