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Tissues

Printer Ink: HP 60 Black

                  HP 60 Color

View into Class:

History: Students will continue the unit on Europe in the middle ages. Students will read about the great kings and powerful queens of the middle ages. Next, a view into the first true formalized system of government: Parliament. The tie-in’s begin to be seen as we discuss the fact that wars require money, and money means tax. This is a precursor to our unit on the American Revolution. The unit covers a true middle ages hero: Joan of Arc. After that we read about the end of the middle ages, as the Black Death makes its way through Europe.

Science: Students will embark upon a unit on predator/prey relationships, environments, and habitation. Next, students enter a unit on the biomes of Arizona. Who knew that in our state were so many different biomes. Amazing! The quarter ends with meteorology. There will be many activities.  

Language Arts: Spalding phonics continues. In grammar, students will continue the classifying and diagramming of sentences. Students will diagram complex sentences that contain prepositional phrases. In Literature, they will continue the adventures of Robin Hood. The theme of whether or not Robin is a hero continues. The unit ends with a discussion on true heroism and an essay.

Math: Students will continue working on multiplication and division. There will be nightly homework, and much work dedicated to the multiplication tables. After that, fractions! Students will learn order of fractions, mixed numbers, improper fractions, adding and subtracting of fractions, and even some multiplying of fractions. This leads into decimals!