Happy Easter & Spring Break

I hope you all have a safe and fun spring break. 

Enjoy your time away... even if we don't get to travel to the Bahamas, make the most of your time off. Read a book, play outside, go to the park, go fishing...HAVE FUN!

 

EASTER Sunday is March 31st....

CELEBRATE!!

Magnolia Comes to Visit!

The Alabama Dairy Farmers sponsored a cow exhibit and milk education classroom. Milk has 9 essential vitamins and one Holstein can make up to 1500 gallons of milk!
Thank you Magnolia, ADF, ALFA, & Lone Star Milk Producers.
Although the cow is from Auburn-- we had so much fun!! RTR!

Mr. Walker's Bees

Wow! Thank you Mr. Walker for bringing your 500+ bees for our classroom!! We loved learning about the 3 types of bees and their honey production!!

Mrs Evans in 4th

Just thought it would be interesting humor to show you all what I looked like in 4th grade!! 😃 Pretty funny stuff!! P

Board Game Day

Learning how to read directions, add & subtract, create words, be creative, & Think Win-Win! Happy Friday!

WAY Meeting

Wellness.....Academics.....AND.......YOU!

March 13-20

READING:

Marven of the Great North Woods

This week we are reading “Marven of the Great North Woods” by Kathryn Lasky.  We will focus on some vocabulary words in this story.  It would be helpful if you will reinforce the meaning of these words at home with your child.  Also, on this post you will find our spelling words for the week.  Please practice these words at home as well.  The words in italics are our challenge spelling words.  Let’s have a great week!

Spelling Words: Thanksgiving, among, think, blank, graph, young, wheel, nephew, belong, whiskers, whispers, elephant, white, shrink, wharf, trunk, strong, blink, chunk, skunk, strengthen, bankrupt, phantom, whimsical, whatever

Vocabulary Word	Meaning
cord	measure of quantity for cut wood
dismay	sudden helpless fear of what is about to happen or what has happened
grizzly	a large, gray or brownish bear of western North America
immense	very large; huge; vast
payroll	list of persons to be paid and the amount that each one is to receive

 Practice Vocabulary! http://quizlet.com/9821455/marvin-of-the-great-north-woods-flash-cards/

 

MATH:

We are finishing up Fractions and our Topics thru 13. We should be able to simplify, add, subtract, compare, and order fractions. The students should know the relationship between fractions and decimals to the 10ths. Keep Practicing!

Check out the Chicken Coop Fraction App! http://www.teachingappz.co.uk/listing/chicken-coop-fractions-game/

 

 

SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES:
We are working on taking surveys, collecting data, and organizing our data. We are mini-statisticians!

March 6-13

Encyclopedia Brown

Reading:

This week we are reading “Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salamander” by Donald Sobol.  We will focus on some vocabulary words in this story.  It would be helpful if you will reinforce the meaning of these words at home with your child.  Also, on this post you will find our spelling words for the week.  Please practice these words at home as well.  The words in italics are our challenge spelling words.  Let’s have a great week!

Spelling Words: distrust, uncertain, incomplete, unlikely, unfair, discontinue, unaware, disorder, discount, indirect, unopened, disrespect, unimportant, unlisted, disrepair, inability, disapprove, unsolved, disobey, unsuspecting, disintegrate, disillusioned, unconscious, unappetizing, intolerant

Vocabulary Word	Meaning
amphibians	cold-blooded animals with backbones and moist, scaleless skins.  Their young usually have gills and live in water until they develop lungs for living on land
crime	activity of criminals; violation of law
exhibit	act of displaying; public showing
lizards	reptiles with long bodies and tails, movable eyelids, and usually four legs.  Some lizards have no legs and look much like snakes.
reference	used for information or help
reptiles	cold-blooded animals with backbones and lungs, usually covered with horny plates or scales
salamanders	animals shaped like lizards, but related to frogs and toads.  Salamanders have moist, smooth skin and live in water or in damp places
stumped	puzzled

MATH

We are continuing our Fraction focus. Your student should know how to find Factors & Multiples, as well as how to Simplify & Find Equivalent Fractions.

Mixed Numbers and Improper fractions, Adding and Subtracting will all be our focus for March. 

Science and Social Studies:
Our goals will be to use everyday aspects of our life and integrate them into Science and SS. This week we are focusing on Bullying. We will be completing a Bullying Unit, surveying, collecting data, and graphing our data. Next we will focus on the Technology Invasion! =)