ISATs will be taken Tuesday through Thursday next week. Students will take one math and one reading assessment each of the three days.
If you haven't done so already, please send in your child's permission slip to attend the play on the Civil War as soon as possible.
Spelling: no spelling this week! :)
5H Math: We will only meet as a math class Monday and Friday this week. We will work on representing numbers in standard notation, exponential notation, and number and word notation. We may also begin talking about order of operations. I have added some links under the math tab, but please remember that although the IXL site matches the standards we are learning about, the questions often don't go into great depth. Encourage your child to visit XtraMath at least 3 times during the week.
Reading/Writing: The kids have done an awesome job determining the topic/subject of a piece as well as the theme. We will continue to practice this skill with a few of my favorite poems. I'm hopeful the kids will be able to share some of their favorite poems (or find some) of their own!
We will use a lot of our time this week to take part in a mini research project. Details about the project are written below; please encourage your child to visit the blog and read the blurb below. Kids can start thinking about who they might want to research. We will begin on Monday and students' papers will be due Friday 3/8. We will have plenty of laptop/computer lab time this week, but kids may need to do some research at home.
Grammar: This week we will review the parts of speech we've learned about so far (nouns, pronouns, adjectives, articles, and different types of verbs). Students will be cutting words from magazines, sorting into parts of speech and creating a collage. :)
Social Studies: Students will be reading an awesome book with a partner this coming week: "George vs. George: The American Revolution as seen from Both Sides." It presents information about George Washington and King George III and their role in the American Revolution in a fun and interesting manner. With our research project and while reading this book, we will have lessons on what to take notes on and how to organize notes so they are useful.
Mini-Research Project Directions
If you haven't done so already, please send in your child's permission slip to attend the play on the Civil War as soon as possible.
Spelling: no spelling this week! :)
5H Math: We will only meet as a math class Monday and Friday this week. We will work on representing numbers in standard notation, exponential notation, and number and word notation. We may also begin talking about order of operations. I have added some links under the math tab, but please remember that although the IXL site matches the standards we are learning about, the questions often don't go into great depth. Encourage your child to visit XtraMath at least 3 times during the week.
Reading/Writing: The kids have done an awesome job determining the topic/subject of a piece as well as the theme. We will continue to practice this skill with a few of my favorite poems. I'm hopeful the kids will be able to share some of their favorite poems (or find some) of their own!
We will use a lot of our time this week to take part in a mini research project. Details about the project are written below; please encourage your child to visit the blog and read the blurb below. Kids can start thinking about who they might want to research. We will begin on Monday and students' papers will be due Friday 3/8. We will have plenty of laptop/computer lab time this week, but kids may need to do some research at home.
Grammar: This week we will review the parts of speech we've learned about so far (nouns, pronouns, adjectives, articles, and different types of verbs). Students will be cutting words from magazines, sorting into parts of speech and creating a collage. :)
Social Studies: Students will be reading an awesome book with a partner this coming week: "George vs. George: The American Revolution as seen from Both Sides." It presents information about George Washington and King George III and their role in the American Revolution in a fun and interesting manner. With our research project and while reading this book, we will have lessons on what to take notes on and how to organize notes so they are useful.
Mini-Research Project Directions
Today you are going to begin a
mini-research project focused on our theme of courage. We have been studying The American Revolution
during social studies, and you have been exposed to many brave people from our
past. You need to pick one person from
The American Revolution, a Loyalist or a Patriot, to find more information
about. You will need to write a short
essay on this person and explain how their life and their actions showed
courage. Next, you may pick any other
person from history who you believe showed courage in a different way to
research. You will then write a short essay on this second person explaining
how their life and actions demonstrated courage. Finally, you will prepare a third short essay
that describes the similarities and differences between the types of courage
shown by the two people you researched.
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