Mrs. Sweeney’s News
E-mail Blast #27
March 27, 2015
create their own example of both prose
and poetry.
April 1
April 15
Early Dismissal 2:00
Early Dismissal 2:00
Science: We have completed our unit on Physical
Science this week. We learned about Newton’s
three Laws of Motion, and created a Keynote flier
to demonstrate our knowledge. Then we worked in
groups to identify all of the simple machines used
in 5 different Rube Goldberg machines. We utilized
a website called VideoANT to insert our notes and
to play them back for the class. Stay tuned as we
complete the year with a look at Life Science
This Week in the Classroom
Math: This week we worked hard on
adding and subtraction fractions with like
and unlike denominators. They also worked
with adding mixed fractions with renaming
and subtracting mixed fractions with
regrouping. Next week will be our last
week with fractions and the final test is
scheduled for the following week. Check
Schoology for the date.
Reading: This week we continued reading My
Brother Sam is Dead. We discussed the importance
of asking factual (thin/skinny) and inferential
(thick/fat) questions before, during and after we
read. We also went over the project for My
Brother Sam is Dead. Details can be found in your
child’s novel section of his/her binder or on my
class website. Today, students received a new
Reading Log and set of vocabulary words. Next
week our reading comprehension skills will be
PERSPECTIVE, POINT OF VIEW & MAKING
PREDICTIONS.
Language Arts: Next week’s lesson in
Grammar Workshop is another lesson on
irregular verbs. There are two more lessons in
Unit 3 and then the final test.
Social Studies: Students began learning about
Writing: Students continue their work
with poetry. We will discuss the topic-What does a Poet Do? They will learn the
difference between Prose and a Poem by
reading examples of both. They will then
the Constitution using their Kids Discover
app. Section 1, The Supreme Law of the Land
covers how our founding fathers decided against
the Articles of Confederation and created the
Constitution. Section 2, The Constitutional
Convention, covers what a difficult process it was
to create and ratify the Constitution for the early
Americans. Students need to memorize the
Preamble and recite it to me. The date for this will
be posted on Schoology