Fractions, Circuits, and Poetry!

A short week is upon us, but we have three new units of study beginning!  I have a meeting at Central Office on Monday, so I obviously absent.  Thursday is an early dismissal and Friday there is no school.  So, with the remaining days this week, this is what's happening in Room 25:

Math
Due to the retest of Chapter 5, we only had a preview on Friday of equivalent fractions.  Monday will further review of the area models of equivalent fractions and Tuesday we will focus on generating new equivalent fractions.  Here's a breakdown of the week in Math:

• Monday and Tuesday - Identifying and Generating Equivalent Fractions - video
• Wednesday - Simplest Form (reducing fractions) - Kahn Academy Video
• Thursday - No Math (Early Dismissal)

Language Arts

Word Study

Due to the shortened week, there will be no Word Study words this week.

Reading

This week we start our Poetry Unit.  The lessons this week will include a general comparison among poems (what many have in common) and figurative speech (onomatopoeia, alliteration, simile/metaphor).

Writing

We will be using our writing time this week to finish up our Harlem Renaissance projects with mini biographies with accompanying Cotton Club advertisements (they are looking really cool so far!).

Science

Science is back!  We start this week with learning about electricity flow and circuits.  This will include building a circuit with a battery and light bulb.

On Wednesday we have another PBIS celebration!  This coincides perfectly with Dr. Seuss's birthday and Read Across America  Day, so students can wear pajamas that day and I'll have some cool Theodore Geisel activities.  Remember there is an Early Dismissal on Thursday and Friday there is no school.

Have a great week and let me know if you have any questions or concerns.