Week 7 October 10th-14th This packet is due- 10/18

English:
Read 30 minutes each day: a novel of your choice with the goal of completion. (When
finished complete an AR quiz if available)
Read: Night of San Juan
Complete: Think Critically
Read: Tet Nguyen Dan: Vietnamese Lunar New Year
Complete: Comparing Texts
Complete: Wordly Wise pgs. 51-55 Lesson 5
Complete: Grammar Practice Book pgs. 19-22 Lesson 6
Optional Practice: Wordly Wise pgs. 56-59
Study: Spelling words from Wordly Wise pgs 49-50
Take: Spelling test at the end of the week and turn in on following Tuesday.
Math:
Monday:
1) Teach: Review Like Fractions Student Book pages 115-119
2) Guided Practice: Guided Practice pgs. 119-121 (Guide your student through
this section. They are not meant to do this alone)
3) Independent Practice: workbook pages 95-100 *optional- Odds only. (Allow
your student to do this section completely independent. When completed,
please grade. The answer sheet is attached this week because this is
review workbook pages from 4th grade.)
Wednesday:
1) Teach: Lesson 3.1 in Student Book using Teachers Edition
2) Guided Practice: Guided Practice pgs. 122-124 (Guide your student through
this section. They are not meant to do this alone)
3) Independent Practice: Lets Practice pgs. 126 and workbook pages 93-98
*optional- Odds only. (Allow your student to do this section completely
independent. When completed, please grade. Use as an assessment, dont
be afraid to go back and re-teach. Re-Teach resources available on my
website.)
Friday:
1) Teach: Lesson 3.2 in Student Book using Teachers Edition
2) Guided Practice: Guided Practice pgs. 127-129 (Guide your student through
this section. They are not meant to do this alone)
3) Independent Practice: Lets Practice pgs. 130 and workbook pages 99-101
*optional- Odds only. (Allow your student to do this section completely
independent. When completed, please grade. Use as an assessment, dont
be afraid to go back and re-teach.)

Science:
This week we are continuing in Physical Science and investigating matter.
Social Studies:
Continue using Social studies curriculum. Plan on completing a chapter a week. Please
let me know right away if you are still missing some curriculum.
Writing:
Together we will teach writing using the curriculum 6 Trait Writing. This curriculum is
25 weeks of daily mini lessons divided into 5 focused traits of writing: Ideas,
Organization, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Voice.
Tuesdays I will teach day 1
Wednesday you will teach day 2
Thursday I will teach day 3 and 4
Fridays student will complete a writing prompt at home that will go with the
weeks lesson, see day 4 on TE for writing prompt and directions.
In addition I will be working on one of the following essays each learning period:
personal narrative, opinion essay, or persuasive, Informative essay.
Please check your students homework folder for weekly writing assignments on
Tuesdays and Thursdays. You can access the Teachers edition to this curriculum on my
website under parent resources.
REMINDERS: Students first and last name in their handwriting, along with the date, and
grade must be on all assignments.
Homework Checklist Due 9/27
Math:
Math Review, 3.1, 3.2 Student book work
Math workbook pages
Language arts:
Think Critically
Grammar pages
Writing:
Day 1-4 stapled with writing sample.