Week of January 27th-31st

Report cards will be sent home on Wednesday, please sign and return.  Our 2nd quarter award ceremony will take place on Thursday at 1:45 in the cafeteria.  We hope to see you there!

Math:
We will be working with a computer program this week called Gizmo (students can access this at home as well).  We will use this program to help model fractions greater than 1 and improper and mixed number fractions.


Science:
On Friday, we began our new topic on stars.  This week students will work in groups and research different stars.  They will present on Friday.

ELA:
This week, we will read the story, Cliff Hanger. We will be tested on it on Friday.

Cliff Hanger written by Jean Craighead George is realistic fiction and is a great adventure story about a young boy named Axel. Axel's dog, Grits, is stranded on a mountain ledge as a thunderstorm approaches. Under the supervision of his father, the leader of the climbing school, Axel braves the elements to rescue his pet.
As we read this story, we will focus on using details the author includes to make predictions. We will also work with cause and effect. We ask questions such as, what happens? (effect) and why does it happen? (cause)

Cause and Effect Activities:
http://www.quia.com/mc/94601.html
http://www.cape.k12.mo.us/blanchard/hicks/Task_Cards/CauseandEffectGameCards.pdf


Resources:
Tiberio
Monday- Media
Wednesday- Music
Thursday- Art/ Awards
Friday- Computer lab

Kluge:
Tuesday- Music
Thursday- Awards
Friday- Art/ Computer lab