Looking Forward Week of June 4

Last Week!

June 4-7

ELA:  We will finish reading The Lemonade War.

Math:  We will review math content from the year as well as work on multiplication fluency.

Science:  We will wrap up learning about matter and continue with heat.

Social Studies:  We will be learning about tourism in South Carolina.

Week in Review May 27-June 1

Week in Review

May 27- June 1

ELA:  We have been reading The Lemonade War as well as learning about how to write well thought out opinion stances.

Math:  We continued to work on multiplication fluency as well as learn more about quadrilaterals.

Science:  We continued to explore matter.

Social Studies:  We learned about the impacts of the Great Depression and World War II.

Looking Forward Week of May 27-June 1

Looking Forward

 Week of May 27- June 1

ELA:  We will continue reading The Lemonade War and work with opinion based writing.  There will be a quiz on Chapters 1-4 on The Lemonade War on Thursday.

Math:  We will be working with polygons and multiplication fluency.  There will be a quiz on quadrilaterals on Wednesday.

Science:  We will continue learning about properties of matter. We will begin learning about heat.

Social Studies:   We will continue learning about South Carolina during major events such as the Great Depression, WWII, and the Cold War. We will also revisit tourism's role in the state's economy.

Week in Review May 14-18

Week in Review

May 14-18

ELA:  We completed SC Ready Testing.

Math:  We completed SC Ready Testing.

Science:  We began learning about properties of matter.

Social Studies:  We began learning more about the time period after Reconstruction (late 1800s- early 1900s).

Looking Ahead Week of May 14

Looking Ahead 

Week of May 14-18

ELA:  Time to shine!  We will take SC Ready on Monday and Tuesday.  Afterwards, we are back to practicing fiction skills through Nacho and Lolita, a reading book story, and The Lemonade War.  

Science:  We will begin a new unit about matter.  Students will be learning about properties of matter.

Social Studies:

Math:  Time to shine!  We will take SC Ready on Thursday. Afterwards we will practice problem solving skills and fine tune our multiplication and division fact knowledge!

State Testing

Testing Schedule

May 14 - SC Ready: ELA Day 1

May 15 - SC Ready: ELA Day 2

May 17 - SC Ready: Math

May 22 - SC PASS Science (4th Grade) and SC PASS Social Studies (5th Grade)

Testing Tips

• Get a good night's rest.  
• Eat a hearty breakfast, one high in protein to help student feel full.  Testing can take a long time, and snacks will not be eaten during the test frame.
• Be on time for school.  
• Stay positive.  This is a time to shine!  Testing is long, but students are ready.

Week in Review May 7-11

Week in Review 

May 7-11

ELA:  We completed our unit on poetry.  We also reviewed content for SC Ready (both reading and writing components).

Math:  We completed our unit on graphing and data analysis.  We also reviewed for SC Ready.

Science:  We completed our landforms unit.

Social Studies:  We completed our Civil War unit and discussed the major issued associated with Reconstruction.

Looking Ahead Week of May 7-11

Looking Ahead 

Week of May 7-11

ELA:  We will be continuing our unit with poetry.  We will also be reviewing for SC Ready.

Math:  We will be wrapping up Module 6.  This is a quick module about graphs and their interpretations.  We will have a test on Thursday, May 10 on Module 6.  We will also continue to review for SC Ready.

Science:  We will complete our learning about landforms.  Students will have a test on landforms on Friday, May 11.

Social Studies:  Students will learn more about the time period after the Civil War, known as Reconstruction.