Thursday

Math:
Today we continued working on adding and subtracting decimals. The kids are getting the hang of lining up the decimals and place values; however, we are having trouble with simple addition and subtraction skills - especially when regrouping with zeros.  PLEASE check your child's HW tonight!!
HW: 5 problems on add/sub decimals

Reading:
Today we finished up our plot, problem/solution practice and took a short quiz on it with a passage.  We also played a few vocab. games and took our vocab. quiz.  Lastly, students read 2 more chapters in their Lit. Books and I was able to meet with 2 of the groups to discuss the plot of the book.
HW: finish reading ch. 3 and 4 from Lit. Book if not

Science:
Students learned about reflecting, refracting, and absorbing light through a neat Smartboard activity.
They took notes in their science journals and wrote down new vocab.
No HW

Writing:
Students worked on adding similes to their poems.  They also performed a simile play.
No HW