**5-Moran Students: Please make sure you are working on your D.A.R.E Essay. Your essay is due on Friday, 5/1/115.
This week, students should continue practicing their typing skills on the website TypingClub. Students have been practicing in class. Please practice your typing skills at least twice a week. Remember to type by sitting with proper posture and with both hands on the home-row keys. I will be checking your progress weekly.
All students must go on Spelling City at least twice a week to practice the Spelling and Vocabulary words.
Parents: Please sign and return all quizzes/assessments that are sent home.
Reading
The following topics will be covered in Reading this week:
-Reading Logs are due Monday, 4/27!!
-Finishing our class read aloud, Fighting Ground by Avi.
-Discussing how characters change in a story.
-Comparing and contrasting two texts
-Fighting Ground Assessment is on Friday, 5/1.
*Remember to read at home, at least 4 nights a week, and record your reading on your Reading Log. Please try to read some Nonfiction texts at home :)
Writing
The following topics will be covered in Writing this week as we continue with our unit on Historical Fiction:
-Writing strong leads.
-Using the strategy of "showing, not telling in our stories".
-Adding appropriate dialogue to our stories.
Word Study
The following topics will be covered in Word Study this week:
-List 20 Spelling & Vocab.
*Don't forget to practice your words on Spelling City!
Science
The following topics will be covered in Science this week:
-Planning for the Cherry Hill Science Celebration.
-Reviewing the Scientific Method.
-Working in groups on Science Projects.