May 7th - 11th, 2015

**Last day of PSSA Testing is Monday 4/7.

**Reading— We will begin the next story in Unit 4 called Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest. This story is an example of Expository Nonfiction.  It is about nature’s record holders and how they fascinate us.  The skill for this story is compare and contrast. 
You an listen to our story by clicking on the following link:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/30012488/READING%20STORIES/UNIT%204%20STORIES/10-09%20Hottest%2C%20Coldest%2C%20Highest%2C%20Dee.mp3

**Spelling— Our new list is made up of words with a controlled r.  A vowel followed by an r has a sound that is neither long nor short, but r-controlled. We will take a PreTest on Friday 4/11.  You can practice your list words at Spelling City site http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=551221

**Grammar—Subject and Object Pronouns will be what we will work on next.

      - When a pronoun is used as the subject of a sentence, it is called a subject pronoun. I, you, he, she, it, we, and they are subject pronouns.

      - Pronouns that are used after action verbs or as objects of prepositions are called object pronouns. Me, you, him, her, it, us, and them are object pronouns.

       

**Math – We will begin Topic 11 Two-Dimensional Shapes and their Attributes.  We will discuss Lines, Angles, Polygons and Quadrilaterals in this geometry topic.  Please continue to practice times tables.  We will be starting timed tests on division facts. 

**Science— If you haven’t heard that the CRAYFISH are here you must be living under a rock!!  Although, that’s exactly where you might find a crayfish if you’re looking.  We will be studying the structures and behaviors of these curious creatures in Science. 

 

Monday – Day 1 (Computers)

Last day of PSSA’s

 

Tuesday – Day 2 (Library)

Spelling – 1^st 10 list words / pretest Friday

Grammar – Review Subject and Object Pronouns

Math – Lesson 11-1 Practice and Division fact practice (Quiz Fri)

Reading – Listen to story “Hottest, Coldest”; review vocabulary

 

 

Wednesday– Day 3 (Gym)

Spelling – 2nd 10 list words / pretest Friday

Grammar – Review Subject and Object Pronouns

Math – Lesson 11-2 Practice and Division fact practice (Quiz Fri)

Reading – Read story “Hottest, Coldest”; review vocabulary

 

Thursday – Day 4 (Art)

Spelling – Pretest Friday

Grammar – Review Subject and Object Pronouns (Quiz Tuesday)

Math – Lesson 11-3 Practice and Division fact practice (Quiz Fri)

Reading – Read story “Hottest, Coldest”; review vocabulary

 

Friday – Day 5 (Music)

Spelling – Pretest Corrections

Grammar – Review Subject and Object Pronouns (Quiz Tuesday)

Math – Practice X facts

Reading – Read story “Hottest, Coldest”; review vocabulary