Reading

NIGHTLY READING: 20 per night minimum recorded on monthly Reading Log, which is checked every 2 weeks.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

6-Minute Reading Program: Daily Fluency Builder

Current Whole-Class Novel Study: James and the Giant Peach

Writing

Is our writing structurally sound? Back to basics of making sure it is before moving on to more challenging pieces!

Currently:  Personal Narrative writing. Topic: A very special day/event in my life

Spelling: 

Harcourt spelling, List 3.  Packet due Thursday, Aug. 28, Test on Friday, August 29

WORDS:  soul, smoke, move, clue, fruits, lose, chose, stole, prove, produce, juice, drove, Tuesday, rescue, continue, issue, ego, argue, cruise, toll 

Map Skills, Latitude and Longitude

S.S. text Chapter 2:  Early Americans

Math:

Numeration

Science: (quarterly rotation w/ all 5th grade teachers)

The Scientic Method/Process