Mangrove Links

Mangrove Video:

http://video.pbs.org/video/2365052043/ - Mangrove Tree (5 min.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZINehTgt_E - Mangrove Facts (8 min.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfKIF9S2uyQ - Mangrove Life Cycle  (3 min.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mSDrAQp4dQ - Mangrove Forest (5 min.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOPqV8w-mc0 - Everglades for Kids Tour (28 min.)

Crocodile/Alligator Facts:

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/crocodilealligatordifferences.html

video:

http://easyscienceforkids.com/alligator-vs-crocodile-facts-for-kids-video/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtMfT4QilS4


How to Draw a Crocodile:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-33N_iFFkI

How to Draw a Cartoon Alligator:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGbv7HYywUM

Agriculture Web Sites

Click here to find out what is the Main Crop in each of the 50 States:
http://www.agclassroom.org/teacher/ag_facts.htm

Find Fun Games and Virtual Field Trips here:
myamericanfarm.org

You can visit a Virtual Farm at this site:

https://www.agclassroom.org/kids/tours.htm

See what happens in "A Day on a Dairy Farm":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaXFKlYm11o

PARCC Continues

We have a busy schedule this week!  PARCC testing continues with today being our last day of Math testing.  We begin Reading/Language Arts on Tuesday through Thursday.

Other news:

We do have a Unit 24 Spelling test on Friday and completed Spelling workbook p. 95 today to practice.

We are reading Mangrove Wilderness in our Storytown book this week.  we will not have a Tuesday homework assignment.

Tuesday is our Ag Expo Field Trip.  We will be leaving prior to 9:00 and returning about 11:30.  Students will eat lunch here at school.

Thursday is our Musical with Ms. Bendy.  The performance for families is at 7 pm on Thursday evening with the Art Showcase.  See you there!

Agriculture Web Sites

Click here to find out what is the Main Crop in each of the 50 States:
http://www.agclassroom.org/teacher/ag_facts.htm

Find Fun Games and Virtual Field Trips here:
myamericanfarm.org

You can visit a Virtual Farm at this site:

https://www.agclassroom.org/kids/tours.htm

See what happens in "A Day on a Dairy Farm":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaXFKlYm11o

PARCC Testing

It is PARCC testing time!  We will be taking tests both this week and next.  Use the no-homework nights to get a jump start on Spelling Unit 24 and to read for enjoyment.

Spelling City

In class we are starting Mangrove Wilderness on pages 628-646 in our Storytown book.  We will stretch this story over the next week.

Here's a link to the online book:  eBook
Here's a brief video about the mangrove tree:  http://video.pbs.org/video/2365052043/

Everglades Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZINehTgt_E - Mangrove Facts (8 min.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfKIF9S2uyQ - Mangrove Life Cycle  (3 min.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mSDrAQp4dQ - Mangrove Forest (5 min.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOPqV8w-mc0 - Everglades for Kids Tour

Figurative Language Practice / Spelling Unit 23

This is a TOUGH unit.  Please set aside some time to practice at home for Friday's test.

Spelling City - Unit 23


We are learning about Figurative Language.  Here are some links to help you practice at home:

Figurative Language Baseball

Figurative Language Song Video

Figurative Language in Videos

Figurative Language in Movies and Videos

Figurative Language in Movies

Disney Figurative Language Song

Personification Song

Onomanopia Video

Idiom Video

Hyperbole Video    Hyperbole in Disney     Hyperbole

Simile & Metaphor Song

Alliteration Song


This week we will be reading The Cricket in Times Square:

eBook

We will take our vocabulary and comprehension test over "The Cricket in Times Square" on pages 600-617 in our Storytown book on Wednesday.

Cricket in Times Square Video (2 min.)

PARCC Practice Site & Report Card Day

Today is REPORT CARD DAY!

Today our class used the PARCC practice site to prepare for the tests that will begin mid-March.

PARCC Practice Test - Language Arts

Field Trip Update for Ag Center on 3/21

Please note the following modification to our permission slip:

Field Trip Allergen Alerts 3/21:

***Pizza is made using soybean oil but may come in contact with peanut/tree nut products

*** Please note that the feed used for the animals may or may not contain peanuts and/or tree nuts.  Animals and feed are in and out of the facility daily.

Figurative Language Links

Figurative Language Baseball

Figurative Language Song Video

PARCC Practice Site

PARCC Practice Test - Language Arts