Week 17 - Jan. 2

Weekly Newsletter
Miss Carruthers and Mrs. Tarango
Week 17: January 2 - 6
Language Arts/Reading
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Elements of Poetry and Drama
Theme
Vocabulary
Mood/Tone
Textbook: Collection of Poems, Drama
“Rikki-Tikki-Tavi”
Vocabulary: Cast of characters, Lines,
Stage Directions, Props, Narrator,
Scenes, Acts, Props, Dialogue,
Playwright, Mood, Tone, Stage, Plot,
Conflict, Resolution, Theme
Homework: 150 minutes of Istation or
Reading and Journaling of 150 minutes
or 2.5 pages, (Or a combination of
both) due Thursday, January 5th.
Math
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Data Binder with Unit 3 Test will
be Sent Home on Tuesday, Sign and
Return by Thursday
 Decimal Place Value (up to the
Thousandths)
 Comparing and Ordering Decimals
Textbook: Lessons 1.2, 1.3, 1.4
Vocabulary: Tenths, Hundredths,
Thousandths, Standard Form, Word Form,
Expanded Form, Expanded Notation
Homework: Coordinate Graphing pgs. 8384 due Friday
Science
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Social Studies
Rotation and Revolution
Textbook: Pages 77-81
Vocabulary: Rotation, Day Night Cycle,
Axis, Equator, Shadows, Sunrise,
Sunset, Revolution, Orbit, YearlySeasonal Cycle, Tilt, Hemisphere
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Creating the Constitution
Textbook: Lesson 6.2
Vocabulary: Delegate, Constitution,
Compromise, Preamble, Separation of
Powers, Checks and Balances, Veto
Notes and Reminders
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Report cards go home on Wednesday, sign and return envelope by Friday.
PTO Sprit Night at Chick-Fil-A on Thursday.
Trait of the Month: Caring/Empathy
Important Events/Holidays
Monday, 1/2 – No School (Staff Development)
Monday, 1/16 – No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
Thursday, 1/26 – Academic Night from 5:00-6:15

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