La Lectura Y Ciencias

Culminating a very successful trimester in the best possible way! Good job 5/6 grade class!

Mathematics

This week we began working with percents. Our objectives were:

• Understand percent notation
• Write equivalent fractions, decimals, and percents
• Find the percent of a number

History & Geography

This week we began learning about the Enlightenment. Our objectives were:

• Summarize John Locke’s philosophy about human knowledge and the responsibilities of
  Government.
• Contrast Locke’s ideas with the ideas of Thomas Hobbes.
• Characterize the ideas of Montesquieu and Voltaire.
• Explain how the French ruling class tried to keep the message of the Enlightenment from reaching most French people.

English Writing & Spelling

Our objectives for writing were:

• To begin working individually on second narrative writing prompt

Greek and Latin:

• In this week’s greek and latin roots packet students focused on the roots sci, ology, and mem