Weekly Update
May 4-8
Reminders:
 We will be MAP Testing this week. Please make every effort your child is at school
on these days. We will complete our Reading Test on Wednesday, May 6. We
will complete our Math Test on Friday, May 8. Please encourage your child to do
his or her very best on these assessments.
 EOG’s are scheduled for May 21 and May 22.
 May 22 is a half-day of school.
 Monday, May 25 - No School (Memorial Day)
 Friday, May 29 - Half Day of School
 Tuesday, June 2-Thursday, June 4 - These are all half days of school. June 4 is
our last day of school and our Field Day.
 June 3 - End of Year Party
Math
This week we will continue studying Measurements. Students will review simple
conversions while converting measurements in larger units into smaller units (example: 3 ft
= 3 x 12 in = 36 in). Also, students will be introduced to the concept of measurements in
compound units and learn how to convert measurements in compound units into smaller
units within the same system of measurements (example: 3 m 20 cm = 320 cm and 12 days
= 1 week 5 days). When converting a measurement in compound units into smaller units,
the first step is to use the conversion rate between the two units to find the maximum whole
quantity in the larger unit. The remainder will then make up the quantity in the smaller
unit.
Last week we learned adding and subtracting in compound units. When adding in
compound units, the quantities in the larger unit are added up while those in the smaller
unit are also added up. We then check to see if any conversion of the quantity in the smaller
unit into the larger unit is necessary. What remains will then make up the quantity in the
smaller unit. When subtracting in compound units, the quantities in the larger unit are
subtracted while that in the smaller unit are also subtracted. However, if the quantity in the
smaller unit of the first measurement is not sufficient to subtract that of the second, then
convert a single of the larger unit into the smaller unit before subtracting.
This week we will begin multiplying a measurement in compound units by a 1-digit number,
the quantities in the bigger unit and the smaller unit are multiplied by the 1-digit number
separately. Then, we will check to see if there is a need to convert the quantity in the
smaller unit into the bigger unit. What remains then will be the quantity in the smaller unit.
When dividing a measurement in compound units by a 1-digit number, the quantities in the
bigger unit and the smaller unit are divided separately by the 1-digit number. Some
common conversions include:
1 m = 100 cm
1km = 1000 m
1 yd = 3 ft
1 ft = 12 in
1kg = 1000 g
1 lb = 16 oz
1 l = 1000 ml
1 gal = 4 qt
1 qt = 2 pt
1pt = 2 c
1 year = 12 months
1 week = 7 days
1 day = 24 hours
1 hr = 60 min
1 min = 60s
1 mile = 5280 feet
1 ton = 2000 lbs.
Students have taken notes on these in their math journals. They should be studying these
conversions nightly.
CKLA
This week, we will begin studying American Reformers. In this unit, we will study American
men and women who changed our country for the better. Dorothea Dix worked very hard to
help make improvements for our mentally ill. We will also study Horace Mann, who led the
movement to provide free public school education for all. William Lloyd Garrison used his
newspaper to inform people about the evils of slavery. Angelina and Sarah Grimke were
sisters who started out advocating in the abolitionist movement, and then saw the need
advocate for women’s rights. We will talk about the Seneca Falls Convention and the roles
of Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton in this important event. We will also discuss
Sojourner Truth, a former slave, who was an instrumental voice in the women’s rights
movement.
Students will also begin several of our End-of-Year assessments provided by our CKLA
program. The assessments this week will focus on Reading Comprehension skills.
Grammar/Morphology
We will begin to review the concepts that we have learned this year in preparation for our
End-of-Year Grammar Assessment. Students will be reviewing the following concepts:
 declarative, interrogative, imperative and exclamatory sentences and the correct
punctuation for each
 identifying the subject and predicate within a sentence
 common and proper nouns
 adverbs
 adjectives
 helping verbs
 progressive forms of helping verbs
 commas and commas in a series
 using quotation marks
Core
We will continue our Meteorology unit this week. In this unit, the students will:
● discuss the difference between “weather” and “climate”
● learn about the 6 types of climates
● review the water cycle
● determine the difference among cloud types
● learn about the different layers of our atmosphere
● learn about air movement and how it affects the weather
● discuss cold and warm fronts and what type of weather we can expect from each
We will also have a special visit from WLOS Meteorologist Karen Wynne. She will be
coming to speak to the children on Wednesday at 1:30.
Spelling
Our spelling words come from our Meteorology Unit. They are as follows:
1. lightning
2. thunder
3. tornado
4. wind
5. cumulus
6. stratus
7. cirrus
8. barometer
9. anemometer
10. humidity
11. Greenhouse Effect
12. air pressure