Dr. Wanda Reynolds
wanda.reynolds@stmarys-temple.org
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WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 18 – 22, 2023
ELA & Reading
Spelling: Unit 7 (metal, hospitality, definition, provision, preside, crime, genetics, period, explore, hospital, periodic, gene, exploration, criminal, legality, president, define, metallic, provide, legal
Homework for the week Connect to Vocabulary, Connect to Reading, Connect to Writing, and Word Study
Writing: Personal Narratives
Revise and Editing
Grammar: Unit 2 (Common Nouns, Proper Nouns, Plural, Possessive, and Irregular Nouns)
Vocabulary: Lesson 6 & 7 (tele and astr) & (in- and semi-)
Reading:
Poetry/Drama
Figurative Language
Story Elements
Where the Red Fern Grows Chapters 6 – 9
Science: Force and Motion
History: Chapter 3 (The Arrival of the French
Week of September 11 – 15
English/Language Arts
Spelling: magic, credit, exist, deposit, staff, direct, splendid, business, sense, discuss, contest, building, swift, interest, exact, promise, habit, thus, active, solve, (BONUS - buoyancy)
Unit 5 – Pretest (Tuesday)
Homework
Mon – p. 27
Tue – p. 28
Wed – p. 29 – 30
Thu – Study for Friday test
Writing
Continue with Revise and Editing
Introduce Narrative Writing
Grammar
Lesson 7 (Prepositional Phrases), Lesson 8 (Simple and Compound Sentences), and Lesson 9 (Dependent and Independent Clauses)
Unit 1 Post Test - Friday
Reading –
Finish with Fiction (Folktales, Fairy Tales, Myths, Tall Tales, Fantasy, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction)
Introduce Story Elements
Where the Red Fern Grows – Chapters 4-6
Quiz – Chapter 1- 3
Homework
Tue – Compare and Contrast Fiction Stories
Vocabulary – Chapter 4-6 (Mon & Tue)
Math
Finish Multiplication & Division with & without Decimals, Rounding, Comparing & Ordering Decimals
Word Problems
Test Wednesday
History
Chapter 2 (Our Spanish Heritage) - Test Wednesday
Chapter 3 (The Arrival of the French)
Science
Finish Matter, Physical and Chemical Properties
Vocabulary: chemical change, element, solid, liquid, gas, chemical property, density, matter, mixture, physical change, physical property, state of matter, volume, buoyancy, solution, soluble, solvent, solute
Test Friday