Amacker’s Announcements Sept. 5 - Sept. 8 Science: Energy Understanding various sources of energy used for human needs Comparing Energy and Pollution Output We will read additional nonfiction text that correlate with our study of energy as well as pollution Social Studies: My Place in the Universe Math: Place Value Solve additive compare word problems modeled with tape diagrams. Solve multi-step word problems and assess the reasonableness of answers using rounding. Create and solve multi-step word problems from given tape diagrams and equations. MODULE 1 UNIT TEST WILL BE NEXT TUESDAY Subtraction Fact Quiz Friday, Sept. 8 Quick Check Friday, Sept. 8 (lessons 11-12 ) Feel free to e-mail me mlamacker@madison-schools.com Reminders: Supply Fee $40 Record minutes in your reading log. Fall Fundraiser Ends Sept. 13 Reading Fair projects due Sept. 18 Picture Day 3-5 Sept. 19 Reading: We will continue reading Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume. Reading Skills: Drawing inferences from the text Vocabulary words in context (familiar, avoided, aisle, omelet, beamed, moaned, peered, dreary, miserable) Character Traits Compare and contrast point of view first person vs. third person Composing factual and opinion statements Tales Test 2 Thursday, September 7 Language: Capitalization and Punctuation Spelling: Long e: aa, ee, ie 1. field 11. least 2. lead 12. season 3. speed 13. between 4. believe 14. chief 5. deal 15. steam 6. piece 16. degree 7. reach 17. reason 8. breeze 18. brief 9. speak 19. repeat 10. agree 20. peach **Only students that make a 100 on the pretest need to study challenge words. Challenge words: beliefs, beneath, decrease, freedom, make-believe Spelling Test & Pre Test Monday, September 11