Monday March 3rd, 2014

Hey now!  No snow!  Wooooo!  Weather people being wrong = good!  Lets continue the momentum train!

Choooooo choooooooo

Today's morning meeting focused on the new Latin root "cred" meaning believe.  This week's root is very difficult because many of the words add different affixes in order to change their meaning.  Below is a "cred" quizlet using flashcards and other websites.

Flashcards and website

In My Brother Sam is Dead Tim and his father took off to Verplancks.

Chapter 6 and 7 Summary

In math we continued the metric system.  Today we learned how to convert in metrics.  See the videos below and the notes on the back of tonight's homework for more clarification and practice.  REMEMBER:

Basic Conversion Rule:
To convert from a LARGER unit to a SMALLER unit...MULTIPLY

To convert from a SMALLER unit to a LARGER unit...DIVIDE

Great video for converting metric units (short video)

Great video for background of metric units and then how to convert (long video)

Finally we got back to some grammar!  Subject pronouns was the name of today's game.

In writing we began planning and organizing an opinion prompt.  For the next three weeks, we will be drafting an opinion, informational and narrative five paragraph essay.  This will be great review leading up to PSSA and students will then pick their favorite to publish.

This week's opinion prompt:

Then in reading we dove into a new Journeys chapter.  Ah, it feels good to be back into Journeys stories, especially when they connect to the American Revolution and what we are learning in social studies.  Vocabulary was today's focus.

Tonight’s Homework

Math

-  Metric conversion worksheet (notes on back)

Reading

- Read 30 minutes

- NewsELA on Fence Music in Mexico is due TOMORROW- (Blue and Purple- 980, Pink-830 , Green-690 )

- Finish Lesson 11 vocabulary sentences IN DETAIL

Vocabulary and Spelling

- Lesson 11 spelling due Friday (Spelling bee- pick your own words for each activity)

- “cred” matching; PWYK Friday

Other

- Planner signed

- Study Island (optional)

     PACCS Math: divide decimals AND compare decimals

     PACCS Reading: compare/contrast AND context clues