WEEK OF JANUARY 21-24

NO SCHOOL MONDAY IN OBSERVANCE OF Martin Luther King Jr.

CLASS UPDATE-
During the next couple of weeks we will learn about Martin Luther King Jr. and his tremendous impact on our country. 5th Grade -Writing Common Core Project on Jamestown.
5th Grade RTI-We continue reading The Fighting Ground by Avi, which is about a boy's experience in the Revolution. Our reading skills are still Sequence/Summarizing. We will read through p. 80 this week and their will be accompanying vocabulary.
Math-(More depth.. less problems!)5th Grade-Continue to work with graphs, statistics.
6th Grade-(More depth... less problems!)Ratios and Proportions
History-5th Grade-Boston Massacre/Tea Party/battles of Lexington and Concord. We are learning to use Cornell Notes to comprehend the material with more depth.
6th Grade-god/goddess project art/power point + hieroglyphics, Hatshepsut. We are learning to use Cornell Notes to comprehend the material with more depth, as well.
Computers-We are working on typingweb.com. Students are working on home keys, speed and accuracy. They can practice at home too. In addition, 5th graders are starting their Heritage Power Point Projects on Google Docs. They can continue them at home too. 6th-We are working on our god/goddess power point projects.
Spelling Bee-Check the link on the right to study the Spelling Bee words. The Bee in our class will take place on Friday, January 31st.
That's it for now!
MR. SWEET

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Read 25 minutes
Math-5th 16 L4 HM, 6th-4.1.2-#1-11
Vocab-5th Grade-Write one sentence using each vocab word correctly(#1-10)
Typing-Type for 15 minutes on typingweb.com
Heritage/Science Project work (Due February 10th)

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Read 25 minutes
Math-Create your own problem! 5th Grade-Create your own Histogram Problem
6th-Create your own ratio/proportion word problem
MLK-Go to Google Docs/login/watch MLK Brain Pop+take quiz+bring back your answers (1-10...
review in class together)
Vocab-5th Grade-Write one sentence using each vocab word correctly(#1-10)-Due Friday

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Read 25 minutes
5th Grade Field Trip Form-Sign and Return with $5
Math-5th Finish L16 L6
6th Finish CGP 4.1.3
Spelling Bee tomorrow
Typing Web 15 minutes
Study for Vocab/Spelling Quiz
Vocab-5th Grade-Write one sentence using each vocab word correctly(#1-10)-Due Friday
Heritage Project