Weekly Update (4/4-4/8)

Math-

Lessons covered:

8.1 Naming Parts with Fractions

8.2 Blocks-in-a-Bag Experiment

8.3 Exploring Fractions, Re-forming Squares, and Combinations (Part I)

Language Arts- We will read some selections from the Voices reading series.

The vocabulary will come from Wordly Wise this week.

The vocabulary test will be next Friday (4/15).

The spelling this week will be r sound (er, or, ar).

There will be a spelling test on Friday (4/8).

Science- We will continue the unit, Matter.

Social Studies- This week we will continue to work with our social studies text book, The History of US.

We will continue our study of individual tribes throughout North America, focusing on the Eastern Woodland and Iroquois tribes. In the following weeks, we will begin to study European exploration of North America, beginning with the Vikings.