September 30- October 4, 2013

This week we will learn:

Math: Estimating, Reasonable Estimations, Rounding Powerful Facts, Study Guide, test next week






Social Studies: Relationships between Native Americans and Early Explorers

Science: read the science articles, The Twisted Trees of Slope Point, Five Great Lakes Species

ELA: Read Encounter; test on Friday

Spelling: saw, left, don’t, few, while, known, write, knock, wrong, knot, wrinkle, solid, liquid, gas, product, quotient

Mr. Johnson's Class for the Week of September 23

This week, we will be learning about:

 

Math: Rounding, models for rounding, estimating

ELA: read Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughter and Rough Faced Girl; comparing text

Spelling: light, thought, head, under, story, burst, strip, just, street, distance, least, evaporate, melt, object, sum, difference pretest on Wednesday, test on Friday

Social Studies: Explorers research project; test on Friday

Science: Food Chains, food chain project; Plants and Animals Culminating Assessment

The Week of September 16-20

This week we will:

Math:
Number Sense- Use mental math to add, solve bigger addition problems, regroup algorithms, use mental math to subtract

Social Studies:
Explorers- motivations for exploring, accomplishments of explorers, explorer research

Science:
Plants and Animals Adaptations-Watershed - "Water, Water Everywhere", Adaptations of Plants and Animals study guide, test on Thursday, Habitats

Reading:
TPQCUA

Important Info:

• When picking up students in the front office, please have your ID available.
• Open House is Monday night, September 16th.
• Interim Progress Reports go home Thursday, September 19th. Each subject will include about 3-4 grades which include 1-2 major grades and 1-2 minor grades.
• Fall Fundraiser is due Friday, September 20th.

The Week of September 9-13

This week, we will be learning:

Math- Number Sense: Addition and Subtraction

Reading- Sequence, understanding culture in a text

Social Studies- Native Americans: Compare Cherokee and Catawba, Yemassee characteristics, Native American artifacts, study guide, test on Friday, September 13th.

Science- Plant and Animal Habitats and Adaptations: Adaptations of Animals, Plants, study guide (Thursday), test Tuesday, September 17th.

Spelling- last, school, father, keep, tree, grade, reach, raise, theme, scream, easy, batteries, fuel, machine, sovle, evaluate, pretest on Wednesday, test on Friday

Tuesday, September 3

This week in Mr. Johnson's class, we will learn about:

Reading: Culture and Diversity
* Cinderella- sequence of events, compare and contrast, Irish Cinderella, Irish culture

Math: Numeration
* Problem Solving, making an organized list, study guide, review, test on Friday

Social Studies: Native Americans in South Carolina
* The Cherokee, the Catawba, similarities and differences

Science: Habitats and Adaptations of Plants and Animals
* life cycles of animals, behavioral and physical adaptations, blubber activity

Spelling: between, own, below, country, plant, slip, lunch, pond, from, thump, inch, convert, stored, motion, expanded, calculate, pictograph
*Practice on Tuesday, Pretest on Wednesday, Test on Friday
 Writing: Sentence fragments and complete sentences