Mrs.

Afanehs Weekly
Focus Wall
February 6th, 2017

Reminders: This Weeks Focus For ELA/Math

WEEK AT A GLANCE:
Monday- Boosterthon Kickoff (Regular
Uniform) English/ Language Arts (ELA):
Tuesday- Sports Top & Uniform Bottom Journey's Anchor Text: Lesson 23 The Journey of
Wednesday- Regular Uniform & Cool Hat
Chapter 9 Math Test (May be pushed to Thursday)
Oliver K. Woodman
Thursday- Superhero Top & Uniform Bottom
Science Unit 2 Test Focus: 3.RL.1.2 Recount stories and determine the central
Friday- Movie Top & Uniform Bottom message, lesson, or moral (main idea)
Cold Read
3. RL.1.3 Describe characters (traits, motivations, feelings) and
determine how their actions contribute to sequence of events
SOCIAL STUDIES:
3.RL.2.6 Know different types of Point of View and distinguish
Unit 1- Geography of North America and the their POV from a character or narrator
Caribbean
Focus/Skill: Grammar: The verb be/ Helping Verbs
-Label the continents and oceans on a world map
- Review basic map elements Spelling words: singer, loudly, joyful, teacher,
-Compare maps, globes to develop an fighter, closely, powerful, quickly, friendly,
understanding of the concept of distortion. speaker, wonderful, truly
-Use thematic maps, tables, charts, graphs, and High Frequency Words: hopeful, safely, calmly
photos to analyze geographic information. Vocabulary words: Sincere, managed, loaded, loveliest,
conversations, inspired, quickly, careful, friendly, speaker,
Vocab: geography, model, distortion, continent, wonderful, truly
landform, elevation Study Skills: I-Ready for 45 minutes a week. Read 30
Study Skills: Brain Pop Jr : "maps" minutes daily and summarize.

Science Mathematics:
Unit 2: Earth and Stars Chapter 6- Compare Fractions
Focus/Skill: Explain cause and effect of gravity, Focus/Skill: I can compare fractions with same
explain and describe why we stay on the ground, denominator, same numerator, put them in order, and
and explain and describe what can oppose find equivalent fractions.
Vocab: denominator, numerator, fraction greater than
gravity.
1, whole, unit fraction, equal parts
Vocab: gravity, force, push, pull, matter, mass,
Study Skills: I-Ready for 45 per week. Animated Math
weight Models. Study multiplication facts 0-12.
Study Skills: Think Central Online Lessons for
Unit 2, study terms, and Brainpop Jr Gravity