We are in week 3 of our states and capitals lessons. This week's focus is the Midwest Region. I am sure by now you have heard our famous, "Tour the States" song. It is quite catchy and has a good beat to it. All the students received flashcards last week for ALL fifty states and capitals. Below are a few names of some amazing apps to download for extra practice. All the apps are FREE!!
APPS:
50 US States - American Quiz
States and Capitals Quiz
States - The States and Capitals
MUSIC INFO FROM MS. NEMETH
Students are suppose to be practicing regularly from home using the FREE app on the iPad. The app is called: Music Studio, and it is free. CLICK HERE to see what it looks like!
No iPad? practice in music room available: Monday-Friday 7:30 A.M.;Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 3:00-3:30.
Looking Ahead...
- Thursday, September 27th - Altar Server Training for NEW servers at the Parish
- Saturday, October 6th - School Auction @ 6:00 PM
- Wednesday, October 10th - Altar Server Training for NEW servers at the Parish
We will continue to look at the difference between fragments, run-on sentences, and complete sentences. We will also begin to review Proper Nouns.
Writing - We will be revising and editing our state reports this week.
Reading - This week is all about Tall Tales. We will be talking about ways author's over exaggerate things by watching a short video, Paul Bunyun. We will also read Stormalong. The students will have a reading comprehension test on Friday, September 21st.
Thursday night homework: log into Thinkcentral.com from home and read lesson 5: Stormalong
Social Studies
This week our focus is on the Midwest Region states and capitals. We will talk about the 5 Great Lakes as well. Please remember that SPELLING COUNTS for each state's name.Our quiz will be next Tuesday, September 25th.
Math
We are adding and subtracting larger numbers. We are using our rounding skills to check if our answers are reasonable. We are using tape diagrams to model our word problems.
Science
This week we are culminating our Human Body Module with a performance assessment and a paper / pencil assessment. In the lab on Tuesday, we will do the performance assessment and the other assessment will be Wednesday.
Religion
The Act of Hope quiz is tomorrow, Tuesday.
We will be preparing for the Mass that 4th grade is leading next week.
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