LA:
We are reading a fantasy story this week that takes place in Mexico. It is called "Pipiolo and the Roof Dogs." Our vocabulary words for this story are: transformed, celebration, moistened, fragrance, cooperation, canceled, and theory. Our vocabulary skill is using a thesaurus and our comprehension skill is cause and effect. Our grammar skill is fixing run-on sentences.
Here are this week's RIT words:
- FABLE -A short, animal tale, most often told or written with a moral tagged on in the form of a proverb.
- EXAGGERATION -To represent something as greater than it actually is.
- ANALOGY - A comparison of certain similarities between things that are otherwise unlike.
- GENERALIZATION - A one sentence summary of a story that includes only the most important details.
- OVERSTATEMENT- The act of making something seem more important than it really is
Currently we are reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We hope to be finished with it by this weekend. Once we are done reading this novel, we will be doing a writing project. We need your help. We are looking for any movie theater sized candy box that we can use and cover with paper. Wal-mart also sells this size candy box. We hope to have all the candy boxes in by Friday. Please do not send in the candy!
HW: Weekly homework is due on Friday.
Math: We had a great time learning about angle measurements using pattern blocks today! It's fun to experiment different ideas and see which one works out the best.
HW: Page 68, MB and SL 3.3
Social Studies: We had a great review this afternoon of absolute and relative location. We also learned about the continents and oceans that make up the world. Students worked in pairs to label some important things in their interactive student notebooks, as well as learning about lines of latitude and longitude.
HW: None
Things to watch for in blue folders tonight:
- No Child Left Inside is Friday! Please see the note explaining this fun day from Mrs. Stephan!
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