Happy Great Hearts Day! Here at Archway Chandler, we celebrate Great Hearts Day on February 14th. We will focus on appreciating the quality of character found in our virtuous fellow scholars and staff. We hope Monday's celebratory activities are fun, encouraging and engaging for your children. Thank you to all of you that have signed up to bring in materials and food to make it happen. If you don't know what we still need, please contact your class liaison or child's teacher.
This Week's Learning:
Math: Mental math strategies to add and subtract 2-place decimals, word problems with decimals, multiplying decimals using estimation to check for reasonableness. Using textbook pages 43-51.
ELA: Idiom- Half a loaf is better than none Analogy- have not:haven't::will not: __________
Literature: Chapters 9-12 of Prince Caspian using skills: Paraphrasing vs. Summary, Inference, and Plot.
Composition: AASA Practice and writing summary of chapter 12 of Prince Caspian.
Grammar: Language and vocabulary practice, preparing for Grammar Quiz in week 8 (students will be able to write a definition for each of the 8 parts of speech).
Latin and Greek Roots:
Q3 W7 Roots
Mon
biblos – book (Greek)
Bi ble (n) the book of the Christian religion
bib li o graph y (n) list of books on a particular subject (graph=write)
bib li o phile (n) lover of books (philia-love)
bib li o ma ni a (n) – craziness about books (mania-madness)
bib li o pho bi a (n) fear or dislike of books (phobos – fear)
Tue
liber/libri = book (Latin)
li brar y (n) – place where books are kept
li brar i an (n) – one in charge of a library
Wed
chronos – time (Greek)
chron o log i cal (adj) relates events in time sequence (logos=word,study)
syn chro nize (v) do at same time (syn=together, same)
chro nom e ter (n) device to measure time (metron=measure)
chron ic (adj) over a period of long time; “from time to time”
chron o graph (n) device to measure and record time (graph=write,draw)
Quizlet Links:
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History: Mexican American War, Independence and the Mexican-American War, New Mexico Territory to Arizona Territory.
Science: Preparing for Wednesday's Comprehension Check (students should write on either- earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes or geysers), Mountain Formation, the three types of rock- igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary, and the weathering and erosion of rock.
Q3, Week 7 Homework:
All Week: Stanza 7 of "Paul Revere's Ride" due 2/18, Practicing roots definitions, practicing math facts for SPEED.
Monday: Math Facts Multiplication side one, Roots 3x, Science homework ((Student has "What are __________ Rocks? book and a corresponding homework worksheet) 4C will do this on Monday, 4A on Tuesday and 4B on Wednesday).
Tuesday: Math Facts Multiplication side two, WB pages 60 and 61, Roots 3x, Choose 6 roots from list and make a flap book with 12 flaps (roots on outside, definition on inside), History homework Mexican War for Independence/Mexican-American War worksheet (use notes taken in class from last week and Monday), Chapter 9 summary from Prince Caspian.
Wednesday: Math Facts Division side one, WB pages 62-63, make index cards for the 8 parts of speech with definitions, Roots 3x, Roots match-up worksheet
Thursday: Math Facts Division side two, WB pages 64-65, Q3 Grammar Quiz Practice HW, Roots Practice Test corrections
Friday: WB Pg. 66 (students should finish in class), pg. 9 Comparing Story Elements test prep