Weekly Newsletter February 17th-20th

February 17th - 20th
What are we doing this week?
HORN This week in Math we will begin a new unit, FRACTIONS. LEARNING TARGETS      I can use fractions to describe parts of a whole.           I can represent fractions on a number line.          I can express whole numbers as fractions. This week in Science we will end our discussion of the moon/space and begin physical and chemical changes.	WOODS This week we continue our Great Depression Unit. We will focus on a historical fiction story titled "The Babe and I".  LEARNING TARGETS ·         Identify facts and opinions ·         Write facts and opinions ·         Create a timeline using dates from a biography. Students will also receive a spelling list that includes words with Greek and Latin roots .Here’s the Spelling City link for practice: spellingcity.com/paine3. We are currently on the Unit 4 Lesson 4 list.
HOMEWORK
WOODS: -Students must read for 20 minutes each night & Log on their Biweekly Reading Log. The Reading is Thinking Homework on the back of their log must also be completed this week HORN: Students must complete 30 minutes of Dreambox this week at home. Additional (low amount of problems) homework may be given if the teacher sees the need for practice of a particular skill. Remember Dreambox records time from Sunday to Saturday.
Tests HORN: Students will have a P.U.M.P. exam on Friday.    WOODS: Spelling Assessment Friday; Vocabulary Assessment Friday

The Week Ahead…		Upcoming Events
Math	·         We will continue our Fraction Unit.	·   Report Cards to go home February 19th.
Science	·         Begin Matter Unit
Reading	·         Historical Fiction
Language/Writing	·         Great Depression Character Sketches (Historical Fiction)

Spelling Words

miss, port, scope, graph, portable, support, transport, import, export, report, graph, autograph, photograph, biography, telegraph, paragraph, scope, periscope, microscope, telescope, mission, dismiss, permission, missionary

Vocabulary  Words

skim, span, contribution, initiative, midst, shabby, dazed, elevated, embarrass, collapses