Because of Winn-Dixie – A classic tale by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo, America’s beloved storyteller. One summer’s day, ten-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries – and comes home with a dog. But Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog. It’s because of Winn-Dixie that Opal begins to make friends. And it’s because of Winn-Dixie that she finally dares to ask her father about her mother, who left when Opal was three. In fact, as Opal admits, just about everything that happens that summer is because of Winn-Dixie. Featuring a new cover illustration by E. B. Lewis and an excerpt of Kate DiCamillo’s newest novel, Raymie Nightingale.
We’ll be covering about 5 chapters per week and completing a quiz each Friday.
Some of the objectives that we will be covering while reading are:
- Offer observations, make connections, react, speculate, interpret, and raise questions in response to text
- Identify and discuss book themes, characters, plots, and settings
- Connect their experiences with those of the author and/or with characters from the books
- Support predictions, interpretations, conclusions, etc. with examples from text
- Practice key reading skills and strategies (cause-and-effect, problem/solution, compare-and-contrast, summarizing, etc.)
- Monitor their own comprehension
English: – Use more with long adjectives to compare two things and use most with long adjectives to compare three or more things.
– Use comparative and superlative forms of good and bad.
– Replace weak adjectives with exact adjectives. Use a thesaurus.
Spelling: – No Spelling Test this week because we have Sport’s Day! 🙂
Math: – Multiply a three-digit number by a two-digit number.
– Choose the best strategy to solve a problem.
– Multiply four- and five-digit numbers by a two-digit number.
Science: – Identify groups of stars.
-Observe constellations as points of light.
– Study Guide and Review
NOTE: Study for Chapter 10 Test (Solar System) on Tuesday.
Social Studies: – Understand that Caymanians have been expert seafarers and are respected for their skills.
– Identify the sea as friend and an enemy.
Bible: – Study Bible verse for Friday. Parents, please encourage your child to study their Bible verse every week. These do impact their Bible grades.
– Study and respond to various passages of Scripture that description the relationship between God the Father and God the Son.
“Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation.” 1 Peter 2:2
HOMEWORK:
Monday
MATH: Reteach page 129 (D and D 1-12, Lions 1-6)
ENGLISH: Workbook Plus page 67
Tuesday
Math: Homework Practice page 53: 1-3, 6-9
ENGLISH: Workbook Plus page 69
Wednesday
Terra Nova Practice (booklet) – Complete 1 page
ENGLISH: English Workbook page 71
Thursday
MATH: Reteach page 135