Well, it looks like the heat is not over! The forecast shows the first half of the week as being the hottest, so please encourage your child to bring their water bottle.
This Wednesday is Curriculum Night 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.
5H Math: We will wrap up unit 1 this week. The beginning of the week will be focused on rounding to different place values (round to the nearest whole number, tenth, hundredth) and then we will learn about multiplying and dividing by the powers of 10 for a couple days. We started rounding last week, and it was difficult for a lot of students, so please encourage some extra practice! I'm thinking the unit 1 test will be Friday. We may need a bit more time, and if so, the test will be Monday. I'll update you midway through the week. I always offer optional study sessions; which I will tell the kids about in class as well as post on here once I've scheduled them. Students will be able to review by using their notes, in-class and homework sheets, as well as the games/videos in the math tab.
This week we will begin our new word study program. I explained this a bit to the kids last Friday and we will ease into this new program this week. We'll start by reviewing the short vowel sounds and talking about what syllables are (a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound). The first type of syllable we'll learn about is a closed syllable. Kids will take notes and have in-class activities There will not be a quiz/test this week. I will better explain the program this Wednesday at Curriculum Night.
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
Last week we started dissecting a poem entitled "Where I'm From". We will continue trying to understand the author's message and language early this week before students write their own poems after the same theme. Students will also have a homework assignment of creating a family tree this week. I will explain the project to students tomorrow and show them how to use the web site http://www.familyecho.com to create the family tree. We will use this family tree to tie into our language arts theme of identity. Students will need some help with this assignment (family members' names), but the web site is easy to navigate. If they work on the family tree for more than one night, you will need to create a username for them to save their work. Hopefully this assignment will inspire some discussion about family, and students will learn about their ancestors. Students will be doing some writing about their family and how their family has made them who they are; are their any similar traits in personality or interest between family members?
Last week I modeled a reading response letter for the class and after another example this week, students will write their first reading response letter to me. I have started meeting with students for individual reading conferences as well, so we can discuss their book as well as make reading goals.
Students have chosen a "big question" to research in social studies. Some students are learning about early Native Americans and others are researching Christopher Columbus, as well as other topics. We'll be using a variety of texts and after a few days the internet as well. We'll have lessons on how to find accurate information in both sources, how to take notes, as well as lessons on discussing and cooperating with teammates. Eventually students will share what they've learned with the rest of the class...in a format of their choosing.
This Wednesday is Curriculum Night 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.
5H Math: We will wrap up unit 1 this week. The beginning of the week will be focused on rounding to different place values (round to the nearest whole number, tenth, hundredth) and then we will learn about multiplying and dividing by the powers of 10 for a couple days. We started rounding last week, and it was difficult for a lot of students, so please encourage some extra practice! I'm thinking the unit 1 test will be Friday. We may need a bit more time, and if so, the test will be Monday. I'll update you midway through the week. I always offer optional study sessions; which I will tell the kids about in class as well as post on here once I've scheduled them. Students will be able to review by using their notes, in-class and homework sheets, as well as the games/videos in the math tab.
This week we will begin our new word study program. I explained this a bit to the kids last Friday and we will ease into this new program this week. We'll start by reviewing the short vowel sounds and talking about what syllables are (a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound). The first type of syllable we'll learn about is a closed syllable. Kids will take notes and have in-class activities There will not be a quiz/test this week. I will better explain the program this Wednesday at Curriculum Night.
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
Last week we started dissecting a poem entitled "Where I'm From". We will continue trying to understand the author's message and language early this week before students write their own poems after the same theme. Students will also have a homework assignment of creating a family tree this week. I will explain the project to students tomorrow and show them how to use the web site http://www.familyecho.com to create the family tree. We will use this family tree to tie into our language arts theme of identity. Students will need some help with this assignment (family members' names), but the web site is easy to navigate. If they work on the family tree for more than one night, you will need to create a username for them to save their work. Hopefully this assignment will inspire some discussion about family, and students will learn about their ancestors. Students will be doing some writing about their family and how their family has made them who they are; are their any similar traits in personality or interest between family members?
Last week I modeled a reading response letter for the class and after another example this week, students will write their first reading response letter to me. I have started meeting with students for individual reading conferences as well, so we can discuss their book as well as make reading goals.
Students have chosen a "big question" to research in social studies. Some students are learning about early Native Americans and others are researching Christopher Columbus, as well as other topics. We'll be using a variety of texts and after a few days the internet as well. We'll have lessons on how to find accurate information in both sources, how to take notes, as well as lessons on discussing and cooperating with teammates. Eventually students will share what they've learned with the rest of the class...in a format of their choosing.
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