Welcome to week 9 and hello, March! We have two more weeks to go in our quarter. Friday, March 11th is the last day of the quarter and also a half day. The afternoon of Thursday, March 10th is our field day. Look to your teacher and parent liaisons for more details on field day.
This Week's Learning:
Math: Reviewing Unit 7 Concepts, Multiplying and dividing 2 place-decimals by a 1-digit number, solve word problems using multiplication of decimals, dividing decimals.
ELA: Analogy- fish:__________ :: horse : centaur
Literature: Teacher Read-Aloud- "The Princess and the Goblin". Please have your child send in "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" for Q4.
Composition: 5 Paragraph Essay Writing and Editing, test preparation.
Grammar: Daily Grammar Practice, ordering adjectives, sentence dictation.
Latin and Greek Roots:
Q3 W9 Roots
Mon
metron - measure (Greek)
me ter (n) – unit of measure (39.47 inches long)
meas ure (v) – determine the size, amount, or degree of something
ge om e try (n) – (GEO = earth) – measurement of the earth
sym me try (n) – (SYM = same, equal) measuring the same – made up of exactly similar parts
di am e ter (n) (DIA = through, across) – the measurement through the center of a circle or sphere
Tues
astron – star (Greek)
as trol o gy (n) – study of the stars and celestial bodies
as ter oid (adj) (EDIOS = form) – in the form of a star 2 (n) a small rocky body orbiting the sun
as ter (n) star-shaped flower
as tron o mer (n) (ONOMA = name) - one who names the stars/an expert in celestial studies
as tral (navigation) (n) navigating by the stars - added navigation due to Bowditch book coming up
Wed
stella – star (Latin)
con stel la tion – (n) (group of stars forming a recognizable pattern
in ter stel lar – (adj) between the stars
stel lar – (adj) – pertaining to a star, or stars
stel late – (adj) – star shaped
stel ler id – (n) – a star fish
Quizlet Links:
https://quizlet.com/_b2bdgj?x=1qqt&i=34c2yo
https://quizlet.com/_b2bmza?x=1qqt&i=34c2yo
https://quizlet.com/_b2brj0?x=1qqt&i=34c2yo
History: Arizona's Government and Legislature.
Science: Materials and non-renewable energy resources, renewable energy resources, material conservation and energy conservation.
Q3, Week 9 Homework:
All Week: Stanza 9 of "Paul Revere's Ride" due 3/4, practicing roots definitions, practicing math facts for SPEED.
2/28 Monday: Unit 7 Review workbook pg. 84-89 (due Wednesday), Roots 3x, Identifying Literature Genres pg. 12-13, Arizona Path to Statehood (due Thursday).
3/1 Tuesday: Finish Unit 7 Review workbook pg. 84-89 (due Wednesday), Roots 3x, Evaluating Information & Determining Meaning pg. 16-17, Arizona Path to Statehood Parent Signature.
3/2 Wednesday: Workbook pages 72 and 73, Roots 3x, Order Adjectives.
3/3 Thursday: Workbook pages 74 and 75, mixed math facts worksheet timed, Varying Sentence Structure & Identifying Types of Sentences pg. 20-21, Roots Practice Test corrections, The Three Branches of Arizona Government (should be finished in class), Renewable and Non-renewable Resources.
3/4 Friday: Updated 3/4: Unit 7 Cumulative Review (due Tuesday), Workbook page 76 #3 and pages 77-78 left column and all of pg. 79, mixed math facts worksheet timed, Language and vocabulary packet through quiz 5-6.
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