Week of December 12th-16th

CLASS UPDATE

* This week we will be reading a story called "James Forten" and the reading skill will be following directions.

* In poetry we will be writing Haikus, Opinion Poems and Food Poems.

* Our Science test on Weather will be this Tuesday, December 13th.

* In History we will start our new unit on the initial skirmishes of the American Revolution (Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Lexington/Concord)

* This week we are learning about all of the winter holidays including: Kwanzaa, Christmas and Saturnalia. On Friday we will take a History Quiz from the notes we took in class.

* The Heritage Report project will be sent home this week our homework is to simply schedule/plan interviews during the break. Also, choose and write the questions you would like to add to the interviews...
                   * Extra Credit-Go to a local retirement housing establishment and interview          somebody there. People LOVE to tell there stories and these communities are often forgotten.

* Our main focus this week will be memorizing our two poems. This Friday students will dress up and recite their winter poem and couplet. Parents are invited! 8:15-9:15am. Students will be graded on their memorization, volume, expression, eye contact and pacing. I will take pictures and we will have treats. A big thank you to Donna Dreher for organizing what people will bring.

* In Math we will wrap up our Unit of Study on decimals.

That's it for now!
Mr. Sweet

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Read NEWSELA "A History of Christmas" + take quiz
Study for Science Test/Finish Packet
Begin memorizing Winter Poem
+ Couplet for Friday's Cafe'
STICK IT TO HUNGER!

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Read AR Book
Memorize Winter Poems
+ Couplet for Friday's Cafe'
Heritage Report-Read through 
and begin to schedule interviews
for over the break
(See posted example link on right)
STICK IT TO HUNGER!

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Finish memorizing poems for recital
10 Marks-Adding Decimals
Writing-on Kidblog: Simply find a News Team Current Event story, copy and pasted it on post, and then write a summary. Next, write an opinion response to the story in a well-written and thoughtful paragraph. Support your opinions with facts and reasons. 
Due Friday

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Rehearse Poems
Dress Fancy!
Finish Kidblog Assignment