We stared off our day by going to music. We came back to the room and took our grammar test over irregular verbs. The we started reviewing concepts. After reading "Snowflake Bently," we got together in small groups and discussed the author's purpose and possible themes of the story. The we reviewed our vocabulary words and discussed different words that have multiple meanings and how we can figure out what those words mean. Context is key, we discovered. We also worked on our character sketches and handwriting. We finished up our vocabulary unit and studied unit 4 (My Bad is the title) for the quiz tomorrow. We need to know the meaning of the roots and we also need to know the bold vocabulary on the front page.
Book orders went home today. They are due on Tuesday, January 11th.
Tomorrow is assessment day. Be prepared.Math ~
Today we worked together to explore how fractions change when the whole changes. We used the overhead and different patten blocks to help us.
HW: Math Boxes and Study Link 7.4
Science~
Science was fun today. We got to experiment with magnets. We learned vocabulary: attract, repel, and force. We learned that magnets are only attracted to iron and steel. We learned that some rocks are magnetic because of the high level of iron in them.
No homework.
