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Class Calendar
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Teachers' Notes
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Social Studies/Science |
Last Week
Next Week
We will begin the next cycle in our Habitats unit. Please see writing section below.
Next Week
We will begin the next cycle in our Habitats unit. Please see writing section below.
Math
Last Week
We constructed quadrilaterals, measured and plotted distances, and compared perimeter measurements of polygons. Students also used multiplication/division diagrams to help them set up word problems.
Next Week
Students will write two-step number stories to fit number sentences and have an opportunity, after discussion, to revise and edit their work. We also will work on using the order of operations to solve multistep problems. Towards the end of the week, we’ll review in order to prepare for our assessment on Monday, March 16.
Please make sure your student is practicing multiplication facts each night. This is part of our nightly math homework.
We constructed quadrilaterals, measured and plotted distances, and compared perimeter measurements of polygons. Students also used multiplication/division diagrams to help them set up word problems.
Next Week
Students will write two-step number stories to fit number sentences and have an opportunity, after discussion, to revise and edit their work. We also will work on using the order of operations to solve multistep problems. Towards the end of the week, we’ll review in order to prepare for our assessment on Monday, March 16.
Please make sure your student is practicing multiplication facts each night. This is part of our nightly math homework.
Writing
Last Week
Students finished writing their persuasive letters this week. They worked on elaborating to support their claims, peer- and self-editing and revising their work based on feedback. These will come home with report cards in a few weeks.
Next Week
We will kick off the next Habitats cycle in our integrated science writing unit. Students will explore the 200-year life cycle of a saguaro cactus and its relationship to the animals in its desert habitat. We will investigate the cactus’ interdependence with other plants and animals at different stages of its growth. Students will also learn about the different biomes across the U.S. before choosing one to research for this unit.
Students finished writing their persuasive letters this week. They worked on elaborating to support their claims, peer- and self-editing and revising their work based on feedback. These will come home with report cards in a few weeks.
Next Week
We will kick off the next Habitats cycle in our integrated science writing unit. Students will explore the 200-year life cycle of a saguaro cactus and its relationship to the animals in its desert habitat. We will investigate the cactus’ interdependence with other plants and animals at different stages of its growth. Students will also learn about the different biomes across the U.S. before choosing one to research for this unit.
Reading
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Mrs. Blair- Reading
Last Week: We practiced visualizing and making text connections to deepen our understanding of fictional texts. We finished the week by making inferences through hands-on activities. Next Week: Students will continue applying their learning to make inferences about characters in the texts they’re reading. We will then kick off the first of three bends of our new unit focusing on fictional series. In the first concept, Readers use strategies to think and talk in book clubs, readers learn strategies for helping them choose a book with a group of readers, preview it and make a plan for reading it with a small group of readers. Readers learn to notice patterns across a series, the interactions of characters within that series, and the problems and the ways characters deal with these problems. Readers also explore ways to start and add on to conversations ignited from their thinking and jotting during independent reading. |
Ms. Burnstein - Reading
Last Week We practiced visualizing and making text connections to deepen our understanding of fictional texts. We finished the week by making inferences through hands-on activities. Next Week Students will continue applying their learning to make inferences about characters in the texts they’re reading. We will then kick off the first of three bends of our new unit focusing on fictional series. In the first concept, Readers use strategies to think and talk in book clubs, readers learn strategies for helping them choose a book with a group of readers, preview it and make a plan for reading it with a small group of readers. Readers learn to notice patterns across a series, the interactions of characters within that series, and the problems and the ways characters deal with these problems. Readers also explore ways to start and add on to conversations ignited from their thinking and jotting during independent reading. |
