Week of 11/25

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving full of family and food!

Reminders for the Week:

Read 25 mins. each night

Daily math sheet

*Pool- Wed. & Mon.

*Picture Retakes- Thurs. 

*Holiday Extravaganza- Fri.

Learning this Week:

Writing: Students have a special week, with multiple visits by our writing guest, Big Ryan! He will be telling stories and teaching the importance of creative writing along with techniques for the students. 

Math: Students will be taking their Topic 1-4 Benchmark Assessment. We have just started Topic 5 (Division). Students will gain a conceptual understanding of how to divide and what it means to divide. We will also introduce writing in mathematics and how ti write a thorough math explanation. 

ELA: We will read the book, Love That Dog, by Sharon Creech. Students will develop an understanding of poetic elements through the use of this narrative poem book as well as from analyzing other poems. Students will write their own poems based on inspiration from published poets. 

Science/S.S: Students will be wrapping up their unit on volcanoes and earthquakes with an activity on seismic waves. We learn how earthquakes are related to tsunamis. We will begin our social studies unit, which includes map skills and the United States.

Week of 11/19

Reminders for the Week:
Read 25 mins. each night
Daily math sheet
*Holiday Extravaganza Donations-ASAP
*Holiday Extravaganza- 11/30
*Picture Retakes- 11/29
*No School: Wed. Thurs. Fri

Learning this Week: 

Writing: Students are finishing persuasive turkey writing pieces just in time for Thanksgiving! In addition, we have started to discuss, "What is poetry?" and will look at some famous poems and authors.

Math: Students will taking their Topic 4 (Multiplication) Assessment on Monday. We will be looking at lines of symmetry on Tuesday and reviewing some basic geometry terms to complete a pattern block turkey.

ELA: Students will be demonstrating their understanding of theme and genre by completing a assessment. We will be starting the movie, Wonder, now that we've finished reading the book.

Science: Students will be making pilgrim boats as part of a STEM activity. We will be completing a cut and sort to show our understanding of erosion, weathering, and deposition.

Week of 11/5

Good Morning!

Reminders for the Week:

Read 25 mins. each night

Daily math sheet

Turkey Disguise- Monday 11/19

*No School Tuesday 11/6 (Voting) 

*No School Monday 11/12  (Veterans Day)

Learning this Week: 

Writing: Students will begin looking at example opinion/persuasive writings. Together, we will notice the elements of opinion writing. We will begin our writing for our turkey disguise by brainstorming ideas as a class. Students will also be introduced to Vocabulary #20 words and be expected to use them in writing. 

Math: Students have just taken their online topic 3 Assessment and we will begin topic 4 (Multiplying 2-Digit Numbers). We will be rounding, estimating, and use different methods to multiply.

ELA: We will be focusing on the setting in stories. Students will be able to infer the importance of setting in realistic, historical fiction, and fantasy. Students will also be able to decipher when the setting affects a character's behavior. 

Science: We will end our unit on landforms by focusing on earthquakes and volcanoes. Students will be able to understand how they are formed and the effect they have on earth and people.