Reading
Unit: Monitoring Comprehension
- Read, Write & talk – thinking your way through a text
- Using an article entitled ‘A Focus On Girl’s Education’ from Time For Kids. This is an article about the disparity between girls’ and boys’ education dealing with fairness & inequality. This has been chosen so that the students will have many thoughts and opinions on the matter and will hopefully spur lively conversation.
- Using a variety of reading texts to practice the skill of purposefully talking and writing about what they have read.
Writing
Writing Techniques
- Writing a persuasive/opinion essay
Grammar/Usage
- Nouns
- Common & Proper
- Writing with Nouns
Math
Unit 2: Algebra, Data & Graphing
- Use Addition Properties
- Problem Solving Skill – Using A Formula
- Chapter Test – (Algebra – Using Addition)
World Geography
- Display Clay Imaginary Maps
- Continue to close up ‘Caravans’ Unit
Science
Ecosystems
- Watch a DVD on Ecosystems
How Do Organisms Compete & Survive in an Ecosystem?
- Investigate how body colour helps animals survive
- Carry out an experiment using M&Ms
- Learn about the ways in which organisms compete.
What is Extinction & What are its Causes?
- Investigate Vanishing Habitats
- Learn About Extinction & its Causes
Spelling/Vocab
- Science Words
Fun / Social
‘Free To Be You & Me’ Song
- Practice for our UN Day performance on November 5th
“Shoot for the moon! Even if you miss you will land among the stars!”-Les Brown
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