Because of the major heat and the students' two days off last week, we will be continuing some of our plans from last week. Also, please remember Curriculum Night has been moved to this Wednesday, September 18th, from 6:30-8:00. There are two classroom sessions for you to choose from 6:30-6:55 or 7:35-8:00 and a presentation by Mr. LeCrone in the middle from 7:05-7:25 in the gym. I hope to see you all there!
5H Math: Tomorrow, we will review a few of the skills we've learned so far: rounding and comparing decimals, reading and writing numbers in different forms (in word form, standard form and expanded form). Tuesday and Wednesday we will spend learning about multiplying and dividing by the powers of 10 as well as prepare for the test. The new plan is to have the unit 1 test this Thursday. I will have optional study sessions Wednesday during lunch and/or recess and after school on Wednesday from 3:35-4:10. If students choose to come to the study session, they should know what they want to work on; they do not need to stay the entire time. Students will be able to review/study by using their notes, in-class and homework sheets, as well as the games/videos in the math tab.
We worked through some of the content of our first word study lesson, but we'll continue to learn about closed syllables this week. There will not be a quiz/test this week.
The learning target for the week is for the kids to read, spell, and understand why one syllable and two syllable words are spelled the way they are. In closed syllables the vowel is closed-in (there is a consonant after the vowel in the syllable). Because it is closed in from behind, the vowel sound is short. The tests this year will be a combination of correct spelling and marking syllables (breaking words apart into syllables and telling the type of syllable) to show understanding of the target for the week. Here are a few examples of closed one and two syllable words, but note that these words will not be on the closed syllable test.
bathmat
catfish
tank
hang
tongs
inkling
Language Arts: Students will type or hand-write their final drafts of their "Where I'm From" poem as well as finish their reflection about their family tree. Thank you so much for supporting your kids and helping them complete this assignment last week!
This week, we will read our first Time for Kids magazine. We use these magazines throughout the year to discuss current events as well as work on a reading or writing skill. This week, we will focus on determining the main idea as well as answering questions using evidence from the text to support your answer.
If we get a chance, I will give the students a grammar pre-test, to see where we all are with our knowledge of the different parts of speech. This is not graded, just used to guide my instruction :).
This week in social studies, students continue to study their "big question". Students will have one more day to research using computers, and will then decide what would be the best format to share what they've learned with the rest of the class. Students should be presenting by the end of the week. I will also be teaching a few mini-lessons on the types of technology that helped early explorers and the effects of European exploration on Native American lives.
5H Math: Tomorrow, we will review a few of the skills we've learned so far: rounding and comparing decimals, reading and writing numbers in different forms (in word form, standard form and expanded form). Tuesday and Wednesday we will spend learning about multiplying and dividing by the powers of 10 as well as prepare for the test. The new plan is to have the unit 1 test this Thursday. I will have optional study sessions Wednesday during lunch and/or recess and after school on Wednesday from 3:35-4:10. If students choose to come to the study session, they should know what they want to work on; they do not need to stay the entire time. Students will be able to review/study by using their notes, in-class and homework sheets, as well as the games/videos in the math tab.
We worked through some of the content of our first word study lesson, but we'll continue to learn about closed syllables this week. There will not be a quiz/test this week.
The learning target for the week is for the kids to read, spell, and understand why one syllable and two syllable words are spelled the way they are. In closed syllables the vowel is closed-in (there is a consonant after the vowel in the syllable). Because it is closed in from behind, the vowel sound is short. The tests this year will be a combination of correct spelling and marking syllables (breaking words apart into syllables and telling the type of syllable) to show understanding of the target for the week. Here are a few examples of closed one and two syllable words, but note that these words will not be on the closed syllable test.
bathmat
catfish
tank
hang
tongs
inkling
Language Arts: Students will type or hand-write their final drafts of their "Where I'm From" poem as well as finish their reflection about their family tree. Thank you so much for supporting your kids and helping them complete this assignment last week!
This week, we will read our first Time for Kids magazine. We use these magazines throughout the year to discuss current events as well as work on a reading or writing skill. This week, we will focus on determining the main idea as well as answering questions using evidence from the text to support your answer.
If we get a chance, I will give the students a grammar pre-test, to see where we all are with our knowledge of the different parts of speech. This is not graded, just used to guide my instruction :).
This week in social studies, students continue to study their "big question". Students will have one more day to research using computers, and will then decide what would be the best format to share what they've learned with the rest of the class. Students should be presenting by the end of the week. I will also be teaching a few mini-lessons on the types of technology that helped early explorers and the effects of European exploration on Native American lives.
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