Camper Chronicle

April 24, 2015

Mrs. Brosman
www.mrsbrosman.weebly.com

MathThis week we finished our short topic on graphs and

equations. Students learned how to calculate distance on number lines and coordinate planes, how to graph equations, and
how to work backwards in word problems. Students took Topic
17 test today. Graded tests will come home Monday. Our next
topic is on graphs and data.

ReadingNext weeks reading story is

King Midas and the

Golden Touch. Our comprehension skill is comparing and contrasting. Students will work on comparing and contrasting common fairytales.

GrammarNext weeks grammar skill will be on irregular

verbs in their present, present participle, past, and past participle forms. Ex: shut, is shutting, shut, did shut

WritingThis week we finished up our Haikus and began

working on Acrostic poems. Next week students will continue

on with the poetry unit by creating cinquains.

SpellingNext weeks words all have Latin roots. It will

takes lots of practice and memorization.
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Social Studies

This week students learned all about

the foundation of our government and the roles of each

branch. Students will learn about the constitution, the bill of
rights, how a bill becomes a law, and the role of each branch of
government.

ScienceWe spent the week learning more about Bioengi-

neering and Biotechnology. We researched about prostheses

and how they are made. We began learning about the Engineering Design Process more in-depth. This will be a crucial part of
our Project Lead The Way Robotics and Automation module
that we will be starting up soon.

bbrosman@triton.k12.in.us
Phone: 342-2355

Unit 6.3 The King

Midas
Latin Roots
CCSS Language 2.e.

1. portable
2. audience
3. decade
4. territory
5. auditorium
6. dictionary
7. terrace
8. reporter
9. December
10. contradict
11. export
12. decimal
13. audit
14. transport
15. audition
16. prediction
17. import
18. jurisdiction
19. decathlon
20. terrain
Challenge Words
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

terra cotta
subterranean
valedictorian
supportiveness
inaudibly

Note From the Teacher:

Next week we will begin our last round of ISTEP testing for the year. Students will be taking the multiple choice portion of the Math and English Language Arts test. We will be doing this online this year. Say a little prayer that
our technology and server run efficiently for us! Testing will be from 10:0011:30 each morning for the next 7 days Please ensure that your child is here on
time each morning, rested, and fueled with breakfast so that they will be
ready for the test! Please also try avoiding taking your child out of school
during testing times. I know sometimes it isnt avoidable, but it complicates
things when children have to be taken out of instruction to make up lengthy
tests.

~Mrs. Brosman

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April 27-May 5: ISTEP+ testing
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