April 11-17

Reading: We are reading about the Wright Brothers and their invention of the plane! 

"To Fly" by Wendie C. Old

Orville and Wilbur Wright were a fascinating pair. Not only did they invent, build, and fly the first airplane, they were also idiosyncratic individuals who had a unique relationship, sharing a home, a bank account, and a business throughout their lives. Their story is portrayed here in brief, accessible chapters, beginning with their childhood fascination with flight and love of problem solving, then detailing their early experiments and dangerous trial runs in North Carolina, and ending with their successful flights of 1903. This well-researched and personable biography is illustrated with elegant watercolors by flight enthusiast and noted artist Robert Andrew Parker. (Google Books)

Spelling Words

For

“To Fly:  The Story of the Wright Brothers”

1.  careful                                11.  harmful

2.  tasteful                              12.  monthly

3.  lonely                                  13.  yearly

4.  powerful                             14.  successful

5.  suggestion                          15.  playful

6.  peaceful                             16.  thoughtful

7.  recently                             17.  actually

8.  extremely                          18.  pollution

9.  certainly                            19.  correction

10.  wisely                                20.  eagerly

BONUS WORDS
separation

description

immediately

suspenseful

completely

VOCABULARY:
Cradle, Drag, Flex, Glider, Hangars, Rudder, Stalled

MATH:

We are working on Topics 14-16 in our EnVision book. Our focus next week is on Measurement... both customary & metric. We will be having a measuring scavenger hunt & will measure ourselves! Also, Coordinate Grids and Map skills will be focused on.

SCIENCE:

Due to severe weather month, we are still focusing on Weather & the Water Cycle.  Our next project will involve a "Make, Draw, or Bring" activity about a weather event.

 

iPads & Eday.... We will be having our Eday make up very soon. Be on the look out for a note home regarding the distribution of our iPads. The Eday assignment works best with internet access but I have tried to provide offline apps for completion of the work.

 

 

TEST PREP is beginning! Eat Well & get a Good Night's Sleep!