Week of May 21-25

READING
This week, we will start the week with creating our "own" version of "There was an Old..." book as well as, our "own" version of a "...ilicious" book.  The students will create and illustrate their book.  I will mail the student's stories off to the authors this summer.  This is an assignment that I love to do with my students.  On Wednesday, we will have our Science Benchmark.  We will end our week with a Game/Activity Day rotation on Friday.

HOMEWORK
Vocabulary: Finish Chapter 15 
Read Works: Return of the Cube: read article and answer questions

SOCIAL STUDIES
On Tuesday, we will review for our District Benchmark.  On Thursday, the students will have their Social Studies Benchmark.  There is a Quizlet on our Canvas page if they want to review at home.

Week of May 14-18

READING

We are so excited for your child to take the STAAR tests this week. They have worked so hard all year learning at such a higher rigor and pushing themselves to reach a mastery level of their comprehension.  We know they will do a fine job on their tests Monday and Tuesday.  Please make sure they get plenty of rest and have a well balanced breakfast both mornings.  Also, please make sure they dress comfortable and bring a light jacket.  The building is usually a little cooler on testing days.

HOMEWORK
Even though, we have STAAR the students will still have Read Works homework.  Read Works: Read article: How Soccer Can Help Us Learn Physics and answer questions - due Friday, May 18th

SOCIAL STUDIES

Due to the STAAR testing on Monday and Tuesday, we will only have social studies on Thursday.  On Thursday, May 24th, students will be taking a social studies benchmark.  This Thursday, students will receive a study guide for the benchmark.  We will work in class to prepare for the test, however, students will still need to study each night for the test.  

GRAMMAR

This week, we will be learning how to properly place modifiers in sentences.

Week of May 7-11

READING
This week, we will be working on STAAR like reviews using anchor stations, question stems, and games.  We will continue to increase our independent reading time to support our stamina for the STAAR test as well.  We are encouraging our students to continue to read at home every evening for at least 30 minutes if not more.  Thank you for all your support this year with their Reading Logs.  Many students have shared how they have discovered "new" genres through our reading logs.  This is always great news to hear!!

HOMEWORK
Read Works: Where Does Your Food Come From: read article and answer questions
Vocabulary: Unit 15: Synonyms, Antonyms, & Completing the Sentence

Both are due Friday, May 11th

SOCIAL STUDIES

This week, we will be finishing up our unit on Southeast Asia.  The remaining topics we will be covering are Singapore's Growth and Malaysia and New Media. We will have an open book test on Southeast Asia on Thursday, May 10th.

WRITING/GRAMMAR

This week in grammar, we will work with run-on sentences.  We will learn three ways to correct run-ons.

Last week, we started writing our memoir's.  On Tuesday, we will edit and revise our papers and begin our final drafts.  On Thursday, we will finish the final draft.  Memoir's will be due at the end of the period Thursday, May 10th.