Due Wednesday, May 17

Math
Today my math students had approximately 40-50 minutes to work on a multiplication worksheet. Students will have time in the morning before the bell rings to complete it. However, the multi-digit multiplication worksheet is homework due tomorrow if students will not be able to complete it in the time allotted.

Field trip permission slips!!!
The field trip to Decatur House that was postponed in March has been rescheduled. It is this Friday!! Permission slips are going home today. Please return them ASAP. 
This field trip is through the White House Historical Society and focuses on the War of 1812.

Due Tuesday May 16

Language Arts - Finish your "Grand Canyon" Think Critically questions. Due tomororw.

News this week

• Social Studies Chapter 8 (Reconstruction) test next Monday
• Decimals test Tuesday (place value, adding & subtracting, comparing, rounding, number lines) 
• Science Space open-study guide assessment on Friday

• Blue SOL packet due next Monday (5/15)

What We're Doing This Week Apr 24-28

Social Studies

• Civil War Test on Wednesday

Math

• Comparing Fractions
• Test on simplifying, adding and subtracting, and comparing fractions on Thursday

Science

• Planets & Space

Language Arts

• main idea and details
• character traits and motivation
• Blue or Gray? A Family Divided - a hybrid non-fiction/historical non-fiction story about the Civil War told from the points of view of members of a family split on the two sides of the Civil War
• "Dragons and Dinosaurs" - a piece comparing historical evidence of dinosaurs and legends and myths about dragons

Kennedy Center

• trip on Thursday. Please pack a lunch if possible. 

Over Spring Break

Reading

• Read 30 minutes every day!!! 

Math

• Practice at least 3 times. You can practice adding and subtracting fractions, or multiplying and dividing whole numbers. You can use IXL, download the worksheets I'll post to Google Classroom, or just make up problems to practice.

Social Studies

• We will be having the Civil War test the 2nd week after we get back from break, probably on Wednesday.