Week of March 11

Reading

This past week, we worked on our TDA (text dependent analysis) writing. We began the week by reviewing our writing from the beginning of the year. I introduced a chart to help with the writing that was introduced to us during our professional development. We practiced this skill with a story from our reading books. You will be seeing more practice with this skill throughout the year. Working on this chart, also showed many of the students while I always encourage them to prove with evidence in any and all subjects. This coming Monday (11th) and Tuesday (12th), I have invited one of our district literacy specialists to come and work with us on writing introductions. The more practice we get with it, the better it will be for future writing.

Focus: theme, sequence, idioms, compare and contrast, homophones
Working on text structures 
Animal Homes Test on Thursday, March 14th

Use these skills and key words for these skills during writing.

Text Structures Quick check on Thursday, March 14th along with the reading test.

       Math

From this ......

         to this

Module 4 
   Module 4, Topic A Newsletter
Quiz on lessons 1-4 on Wednesday, March 13th

Math 4 Today

Please also pay attention to the Math 4 Today sheets in your child's math notebooks. We have been working on them since the beginning of the year. This quarter they are being counted as classwork grades, next quarter they will be counted as quiz grades. 

Please continue to work on standard form, word form, expanded form, comparing numbers. Tests from this came Friday.

In the following pictures, the students are working in pairs on shapes and area. I am also working on  fractions with the shapes.

 Science

We actually created our edible soil on Friday, but I totally forgot to take pictures.

Test on Thursday, March 14th
StudyStack
Soil Study Buddy

Soil Box-It

Social Studies

Reading "I Survived The American Revolution" in class. I will finish this by Friday. We have ventured off a little from taking notes because the kids have gotten so interested in the book.

Part II
Terms to Know (include the ones from Part I as well- Causes of the American Revolution):
Constitution, 2nd Continental Congress, Battle of Sullivan's Island, Blockade of Charles Town, Battle of King's Mountain and Cowpens, Battle of Eutaw Springs, Andrew Pickens, Thomas Sumter, Francis Marion, WIlliam Jasper,Kate Barry, Emily Geiger, Rebecca Motte, Patriot, Loyalist


Unit Test Date - Tuesday, March 19th
American Revolution Study Buddy
American Revolution Box-It
American Revolution Study Stack


Upcoming Dates

March 12 - Chorus Performance
March 15 - No school
March 22 - Spring Picture Day

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Joust! @ 6:30PM Next Tuesday

JOUST!
Presented by Upper Campus Chorus
Tuesday, March 12
6:30PM @ Upper Campus

Chorus Performs "Joust"

Upper Campus Chorus Performs
JOUST!
Tuesday, March 12
6:30PM @ Upper Campus

LCE Students at R2 Film Festival

The 6th Annual Richland Two Film Festival Night of the Red Carpet was held last night, March 5, at Richland Two Institute of Technology. We are so proud of these students for their hard work and creativity with their video production. Go Gators!

Lake Carolina students that submitted entries to the film festival:

- Elijah (1st) and Zoe Robinson (3rd)

- Gabby Cadena (5th), Meredith Cadena (3rd), Lauren Attaway (4th)

- Caleb Weston (5th)

- Kaylee Edwards (5th)

- Anoushka Bhaskar (5th)

- Ethan and Chase Wise (5th)

Congratulations to Kaylee Edwards and Anoushka Bhaskar for being selected in the top 3 entries in the 3rd-5th grade age group.

Congratulations to Elijah and Zoe Robinson for Overall Winner of all elementary  age entries.

Coming Soon...Gator Fest

Please make sure to send in items for this event.