Grade 5: Week of April 2nd to 6th

Students received an ecosystem review sheet on Friday. This will review limiting factors, ecosystems and biomes. We will have a test on Wednesday. If any student is leaving early on Wednesday for spring break, s/he should tell me and take the test on Tuesday . Please note if any student does not finish their biome webs by Monday, s/he will receive detention for homework on Tuesday from 3:15 until 3:50.

We should receive our EOG coach books this week. If you would like an answer key, please let me know. If your child is struggling in Science, s/he can do the pretest and post test over spring break, you can check it with the answer key, and may help your child study. This has proven effective in past years.

I am sorry that we could not begin our vocabulary EOG words last week. The biome webs took much longer than usual and I gave that for homework instead. However, this week we will start our EOG vocabulary study. On Thursday we will watch a video on biomes. Any student who does not complete vocabulary homework on Wednesday will not get to watch the video, and will need to do their vocabulary homework instead. I am being strict on homework because certain students are not taking it seriously and we need to learn as much as possible, not only because Science is important, but because knowing vocabulary is essential to passing the Science EOG.

Homework:

Monday night: Finish the review sheet; study for the test on Wednesday

Tuesday: study for the test Wednesday

Wednesday: using the definitions in the EOG coach book, pg. 170, write sentences and pictures for the first column of vocabulary words (abiotic to condensation). Students may make flash cards with definitions, sentences, and pictures on one side and the word on the other, or may write the word, sentence, and picture in their notebook. If your child is making a D or C in Science, it is advisable to do flash cards so s/he may also write the definition and practice studying at home.

Optional homework over spring break: take the pretest and posttests in the EOG coach book, mark them using the answer key (please request a copy from me), and study