This page will be updated regularly to reflect the current units that we are studying in each subject!
Language Arts
Spelling
Spelling Focus: Closed syllables
Grammar
Grammar Focus: Pronoun Contractions
Comprehension and Vocab
Comprehension Focus: Compare stories
Vocab Words: aristocratic, coincidence, dignity, snowbound, vengeance
Read Aloud: The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Writing
The Trimester 3 writing focus is informative writing.
Current writing assignment: Write a report on a California Commodity
Math
Unit 8/9 Math Project is due: Friday, 3/13
Unit 8/9 in math is: Operations with Fractions
Students will be working with:
- Factors and Multiples
- Prime and Composite Numbers
- Equivalent Fractions
- Simplest form
- Compare and order fractions
- Use benchmark fractions to compare and order
- Mixed numbers
- Mixed numbers and improper fractions
- Add Like Fractions
- Subtract like fractions
- Add Mixed numbers
- Subtract mixed numbers
- Multiply fractions by whole numbers
Key Vocabulary in this chapter:
- benchmark fractions
- composite numbers
- denominator
- equivalent fractions
- factor pairs
- greatest common factor
- improper fraction
- least common multiple
- like fractions
- mixed number
- numerator
- prime number
- simplest form
Social Studies
Geography: Map Skills
We will be learning about:
- Cardinal directions
- Global Map features
- California features
- Latitude and longitude
Science
Waves of Sound
We will be learning about:
- Sound, vibration, and Engineering
- Sound and Vibration
- Sound Waves and Wavelength