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Grade Focus Calendar

September 15 19,2014 Week #4 Mrs. Walker/Ms. Alvarez

This calendar will provide you with an idea of what we are learning. Parents dont forget to check
out our Weekly Focus Calendar and other information on our class web site. Please visit
barronwalker.weebly.com or msalvarez5d.weebly.com .
Reading Focus Skill/Strategy: Informational Text

Reading Vocabulary:
Vocabulary:

Poetry Focus: Sensory
Genre: Expository
Poem:
Continue with Elements and structures of Poetry

Language Arts Focus Skill: Capitalization,
Irregular Verbs, initials, acronyms



Social Studies

Vocabulary: independence, declaration,
constitution, federalism, Constitutional
Convention, ratify, Preamble, amendments,
articles, Articles of Confederation,
separation of powers, checks and balances,
branches of government, legislative branch,
executive branch, judicial branch, tariff

Focus: Freedom Week and Constitution Day!









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Grade Dolch words: (These are the words 5
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grade student needs to be able to read fluently
by the end of the year. We will work on 10
words per week.) Practice reading the following
words:
blood body bow bridge
broom bump burnt butcher
butterfly captain


Spelling words:
(abstract, calories, incinerate, glacier, acidic,
aerospace, agriculture, dormitory, ferocious,
extract, refrigerator, iridescent, judicial, liquefy,
alternate, ignite, density, acute, edible,
carnivorous, )