Week of

April 3, 2018
Reading: In this very short unit, students will build their Please know spelling and definitions
background knowledge about the science behind natural of the words below:
disasters. They will read two informational articles, one
about hurricanes and the other about earthquakes. Students Vocabulary Words
will focus on the relationships between scientific concepts
in these informational texts, specifically how hurricanes and 1. plate: a piece of the earth’s crust made of masses
of rock


earthquakes form and what happens when they occur.
2. fault: where plates join
3. pressure: a force against another force


Math: Module 5 extends students’ understanding of two- 4. seismic waves: shock waves that come from the
dimensional figures. Students combine prior knowledge of center of an earthquake
area with newly acquired knowledge of fraction 5. energy: power, force
6. radiate: energy that spreads out in the form of
multiplication to determine the area of rectangular figures
waves 

with fractional side lengths. Please continue to encourage

your child to persevere when they come upon a problem
that is difficult at first. As always, we are continuing to
work on writing about math and thoroughly explaining our FINAL CAMP PAYMENTS
steps when solving.
& MEDICAL FORMS DUE
Science/Social Studies: FRIDAY, APRIL 6th!
* Web of Life: Decomposers & Matter Cycle

* American Revolution / Johnny Tremain