Week of: January 26th - 30th, 2015

**Reading — Next week we will be starting Unit 3 which contains stories about how people and nature are connected.  The first story is an example of Expository Text called How Do You Raise a Raisin?   The comprehension skill we will be working on with this story is Drawing Conclusions while the Vocabulary skill will be Homophones. 

**Spelling – Our new spelling list is made up of Contractions.  We will take a PreTest on Wed. 1/28 and the Final Test on Friday 1/30. 

**Grammar – Verbs will be our focus for this Unit.  We will start with identifying Action and Linking Verbs.  We will have a Quiz on Friday 1/30.

**Math – We are continuing with Topic 11 Two-Dimensional Shapes and Their Attributes.  We will be working on Lessons 8 and 9 followed by some review of this Topic.  We will be having a Matching Picture/Vocab Test on Friday 1/30   

**Science—We will be investigating animal traits and behaviors inherited from parents  in Lesson 2. Please continue to review vocab.    

Monday (Day 1 Computers)
Math - Fact Sheet (7x's) - Quiz Friday / Topic 11 Review WS
Spelling - Write list words / Pretest Wed.
Grammar - Review Action and Linking verbs
Reading - Review new vocabulary, Drawing Conclusions, and story

Tuesday (Day 2 - Library)
Math - Fact Sheet (7x's) - Quiz Friday / Topic 11 Review WS
Spelling - Write list words / Pretest Wed.
Grammar - Review Action and Linking verbs
Reading - Review new vocabulary, Drawing Conclusions, and story
Wednesday (Day 3 Gym)
Math - Fact Sheet (7x's) - Quiz Friday / Topic 11 Review WS
Spelling -  Pretest corrections ~ final test Friday
Grammar - Review Action and Linking verbs
Reading - Review new vocabulary, Drawing Conclusions, and story

 Thursday (Day 4 Art)
Math - Fact Sheet (7x's) - Quiz Friday / Topic 11 Review WS
Spelling - Final test Friday on Contractions
Grammar - Review Action and Linking verbs
Reading - Review new vocabulary, Drawing Conclusions, and story
 
Friday (Day 5 Music)
 Grammar - Review Action and Linking verbs
Reading - Review new vocabulary, Drawing Conclusions, and story