Week 4

September 17th - 21st

 

**REMINDER**

Fall Pictures: Thursday, September 20th

Grades 3-5 Open House: September 20th from 6:30 - 7:30

 

Spelling List: prairie, calorie, honey, valley, money, finally, movie, country, empty, city, rookie, hockey, collie, breezy, jury, balcony, steady, alley, trolley, misty, CHALLENGE: frequency, parsley, journey, chimney, attorney
Here is a link to games over this week's spelling list:http://www.spellingcity.com/spelling-games-vocabulary-games.html?listId=287049

Math: We are beginning our unit on fractions. We will be working on making equal parts, creating number lines, fraction representations, and equivalent fractions. Please continue to work on your multiplication facts. Here is a link to some fun multiplication games:
http://www.multiplication.com/games/all-games

Reading: We will be working on story structure and author's purpose this week. Our story is The Horned Toad Prince.

Language: We are working on compound sentences. A compound sentence is two sentences combined using a comma and a conjuction (and, but, or). We will also be working on writing our own complete and compound sentences in writing workshop.
  

Science: We are continuing Chapter 1 Lesson 2: Environmental Interactions. We will be learning what an ecosystem is, abiotic and biotic factors, competition, food chains and webs, and predators and prey.
Below is a link to our Science textbooks website. They have animated summaries, vocabulary games, and much more!
http://www.mhschool.com/science/2010/student/tn/grade4/g4_ch1.html

Social Studies: We are working on map skills, Tennessee geography, and Tennessee symbols.