Tests November 25-27

Tuesday 11/26
1. Social Studies Ch 2 Test

Tests November 18-22 & Spelling word list

Wednesday
1. Reading Comprehension Test: Grandma's Records

Thursday
1. Social Studies Quiz Ch 2 Lesson 3 & 4

Friday
1. Math Ch 3 Test
2. Spelling Test (see words below)
3. Religion Ch 3 Test (Faith First)

Spelling words
1. silk
2. look
3. speak
4. cake
5. bank
6. sunken
7. drink
8. smoke
9. brisk
10. squeak
11. track
12. stuck
13. stick
14. lock
15. deck
16. duck
17. bucket
18. cracker
19. stricken
20. check

Tests November 12-15

Thursday November 14
1. Social Studies Ch 2 Lesson 1 & 2 Quiz

Friday November 15
1. Spelling Test # 7
2. Religion Ch 2 Test
3. Science Ch 3 Test

Tests November 4-8 & 11-15

November 4-7
Wednesday
1. Science Ch 3 Lesson 5 Quiz

Thursday
1.Math Ch 2 Test
2. Religion Chapter 1 Test - Faith First

Friday - No School

November 11-15 
(schedule is tentative and may change/be added to later this week or early next week)
Monday - No School (Veteran 's Day)

Tuesday
1. Phonics Unit 2 Test

Thursday
1. Social Studies Ch 2 Lesson 1 & 2 (combined) Quiz

Friday
1. Religion Ch 2 Test - Faith First

Science Ch 3 Lesson 5 Outline

What are the life cycles of some plants?

I. Plant Life Cycles

     - life cycle: stages through which a living thing passes during its life

     A. All living things:

            1. change, usually beginning as something small and growing bigger

             2. they reproduce to make more of the same kind

             3. eventually they die

     - Most plants go through similar stages during their life cycles

     - Differences in life cycles can include the way they reproduce: seeds, spores, or cones

II. Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant:

    - Example: Pumpkin

    1. Germinating seed: happens when water, oxygen, and warm temperatures are present, stem grows up, roots grow down

    2. Growth: leaves grow & the plant makes sugar, it grows into an adult plant with flowers

    3. Pollination: some flowers make pollen, other flowers use that pollen to make seeds

    4. Adult Plant with Seeds: a fruit (pumpkin) is made/grown, the fruit has seeds inside, those seeds can become new plants

III. Life Cycle of a Conifer Plant:

    - Example: Pine trees

    1. Germinating seed: happens when water, oxygen, and warm temperatures are present, a seedling grows from the germinating seed

    2. Growth: takes many years, grows into a tall adult tree, makes small pollen cones & large seed cones

    3. Pollination: small pollen cones make pollen, wind carries the pollen to the large cones, where seeds are made

    4. Adult Plant with Seeds: seeds develop in the seed cones, then seeds fall to the ground when the cones open, those seeds can become new plants

IV. Other Plant Life Cycles

   1. Some plants have 2 kinds of life cycles. They can make seeds AND:

          A. use stems to grow a new plant (ex: strawberries)

          B. use roots to grow a new plant (ex: dandelions)

          C. use leaves to grow a new plant (ex: Kalanchoe)

V. Plant life cycle lengths vary greatly

     - Some take only a few weeks and others will have a one- or two-year life cycle

     - Trees live for a significantly longer time (175-3,000 years)

Ideas to reflect on:

 - How are the life cycles of flowering plants and conifer plants alike?

 - How do plants grow and change?    

 - Will a fern and a flowering plant have the same life cycle? 

 - Why do plants need to attract bees, hummingbirds, or butterflies to them? 

 - What do you think causes some desert plants to have such a short life cycle?

Tests May 20-28

Wednesday
1. Math Ch 14 Test
2. Phonics Unit 6 Test

Thursday
1. Spelling Test: Trapped by the Ice words
   (list on wkbk p 241)
2. Social Studies Ch 7 Lesson 2 Quiz

No School Friday, May 24 & Monday, May 27

Next week...
Tuesday
1. Family Life Ch 1 & 2 Test

Wednesday
Social Studies Landmark Ad due

Tests May 13-17

Tuesday
1. Science Ch 7 Lesson 4 Quiz

Thursday
1. Social Studies Ch 7 Lesson 1 Quiz
2. Reading Vocabulary Quiz: Yunmi & Halmoni's Trip words

Friday
1. Spelling Test: Pepita Talks Twice words (wkbk p 243)
2. Reading comprehension test: Yunmi & Halmoni's Trip
3. Science Ch 7 Test
4. Religion Ch 26 Test

Social Studies Ch 6 Extra Questions...

These last 2 questions were accidentally left off the study guide:

17. If you looked at a primary source such as an old photograph or map of your community, what differences might you see compared to today?

18. What are 3 places you could visit to learn about your community?



Happy studying!

Mrs. Q

Tests May 6-10

Wednesday
1. Science Ch 7 Lesson 3 Quiz

Thursday
1. Social Studies Ch 6 Test

Friday
1. Religion Ch 25
2. Spelling Test: Yunmi & Halmoni words
3. Math Quiz Ch 14

Tests April 29-May 3

Wednesday
1. Math Ch 13 Test

Thursday
1. Social Studies Ch 6 Lesson 2 Quiz
2. Reading Vocabulary Quiz: Across the Wide Dark Sea words

Friday
1. Religion Ch 24 Test
2. Spelling Test: Animals Habitats Review words
3. Across the Wide Dark Sea Comprehension Test

Science Ch 7 Lesson 2 Study Guide

Vocabulary:
- planet
- solar system

What is gravity? What does it affect/cause in our Solar System?

What are the eight planets? List them in order starting with the closest to the Sun.

What makes a planet have a short "year" or a long "year"?

Tests April 15 - 19

Wednesday
1. Math Ch 12 Test
2. Social Studies Ch 5 Test

Thursday
1. Grammar Quiz on the verb "be"
2. Science Ch 7 Lesson 2 Quiz
3. Vocabulary Quiz on Nights of the Pufflings words

Friday
1. Reading Comprehension Test: Nights of the Pufflings
2. Phonics Unit 5 Test
3. Spelling Test: Seal Surfer words & Animal Habitats Reading-Writing workshop challenge words
4. Religion Ch 22 Test

Tests April 8-12

Wednesday
1. Social Studies Ch 5 Lesson 3 Quiz

Friday
1. Spelling Test: Nights of the Pufflings words
2. Religion Ch 21 Test
3. Math Ch 12 Quiz

Tests March 25-29

Wednesday
1. Charlotte's Web Final
2. Ch 11 Math Test
3. Social Studies Ch 5 Lesson 2 Quiz

Thursday
1. Religion Ch 20 Test
2. Phonics Unit 4 Test

Tests March 18-22

Tuesday 
1. Math Ch 11 Quiz (Lessons 1 & 2)

Thursday
1. Charlotte's Web Ch 19-22 Comprehension Quiz
2. Charlotte's Web Ch 19-22 Vocab & Spelling Test
3. Science Ch 7 Lesson 1 Quiz

Tests March 11-15

Wednesday 
1. Charlotte's Web Ch 16-18 Comprehension Quiz

Thursday 
1. Charlotte's Web Ch 16-18 Spelling & Vocab Quiz

Friday 
1. Social Studies Ch 5 Lesson 1 Quiz
2. Religion Ch 19 Test

Tests March 4-8

Thursday
1. Charlotte's Web Ch 13-15 Comprehension Test
2. Social Studies Ch 4 Test

Friday
1. Charlotte's Web Ch 13-15 Spelling / Vocabulary Quiz
2. Religion Ch 18 Test
3. Math Ch 9 Test

Tests Feb 25- Mar 1

Tuesday
1. Science Ch 5 Lesson3 Quiz
2. Social Studies Ch 4 Lesson 3 Re-quiz

Thursday
1. Charlotte's Web Ch 10-12 Vocabulary & Spelling Test
2. Charlotte's Web Ch 10-12 Comprehension Test

Friday
1. Science Ch 5 Test
2. Math Ch 9 Quiz
3. Religion Ch 17 Test

February 25-26

Tests for early next week...

Monday
1. Religion Ch 16 Test

Tuesday
1. Science Ch 5 Lesson 3 Quiz

Science Ch 5 Lesson 2 Study Guide

Vocabulary to know: 
producer, consumer, decomposer

Do decomposers get their energy from the sun? Why or why not?

Does a consumer in a food web eat all of the producers in that food web? Why or why not?

If a large number of one animal leaves an ecosystem what effect would that have on the consumers that eat that animal?

Just a head's up....We didn't get to Science Ch 5 Lesson 2 today (because we were reviewing for the Math test tomorrow), so we may have to postpone the Science Quiz to next week on Tuesday, but I'm hoping to have some time to cover Science tomorrow morning so you don't have to study over the weekend!