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5H Math: Tomorrow (Tuesday) kids will get their tests back from last week. This was the first part of the Unit 8 math test. Kids will take the second half of the test this Friday. The second half of the test will include multiplication and division problems involving fractions. This means kids need to really think about whether a problem is using multiplication or division. Also, I continue to push kids to make an estimate so they can determine if their answers are reasonable.
Kids only need to know how to divide with unit fractions...meaning 1/4 divided by 5 or 6 divided by 1/3. The rest of the week we will work on division with fractions and then spend some time solving mixed multiplication and division problems.
Language Arts:
This week kids will be writing an informational paper about the Astronomy topic they've been researching over the last couple days. They will be working on organizing information in a logical structure that includes an introduction, body paragraphs and a conclusion.
The last author we had visit the school was awesome. He was able to speak to the kids in depth about being a writer, and the process he uses and what works for him. He also talked with kids about the structure of stories, and how every story has "3 acts". This was very interesting...we'll take a look at our past anchor texts and see if we agree with him. I'm hoping we can write another narrative before the end of the year!
We continue to read Maniac and respond to the text! This week I will also begin having the kids think about their last performance task of the year. This task requires kids to think about a trait they possess that they feel is important. Kids will be comparing themselves to a character from one of our texts.
Word Study- This week we continue to learn about vowel teams. There will be no quiz this week; kids will have a quiz next week.
Social Studies:
We are finally getting to our learning and presentations about the Bill of Rights. Groups are learning about different amendments and will share on Wednesday. They are explaining what rights are given to citizens and how this is relevant to our lives today. Later in the week we'll learn about Western Expansion and the growth of our country.
Science:
Toward the end of the week, we may begin learning about the parts of the microscope as we move into our last science unit of the year.
5H Math: Tomorrow (Tuesday) kids will get their tests back from last week. This was the first part of the Unit 8 math test. Kids will take the second half of the test this Friday. The second half of the test will include multiplication and division problems involving fractions. This means kids need to really think about whether a problem is using multiplication or division. Also, I continue to push kids to make an estimate so they can determine if their answers are reasonable.
Kids only need to know how to divide with unit fractions...meaning 1/4 divided by 5 or 6 divided by 1/3. The rest of the week we will work on division with fractions and then spend some time solving mixed multiplication and division problems.
Language Arts:
This week kids will be writing an informational paper about the Astronomy topic they've been researching over the last couple days. They will be working on organizing information in a logical structure that includes an introduction, body paragraphs and a conclusion.
The last author we had visit the school was awesome. He was able to speak to the kids in depth about being a writer, and the process he uses and what works for him. He also talked with kids about the structure of stories, and how every story has "3 acts". This was very interesting...we'll take a look at our past anchor texts and see if we agree with him. I'm hoping we can write another narrative before the end of the year!
We continue to read Maniac and respond to the text! This week I will also begin having the kids think about their last performance task of the year. This task requires kids to think about a trait they possess that they feel is important. Kids will be comparing themselves to a character from one of our texts.
Word Study- This week we continue to learn about vowel teams. There will be no quiz this week; kids will have a quiz next week.
Social Studies:
We are finally getting to our learning and presentations about the Bill of Rights. Groups are learning about different amendments and will share on Wednesday. They are explaining what rights are given to citizens and how this is relevant to our lives today. Later in the week we'll learn about Western Expansion and the growth of our country.
Science:
Toward the end of the week, we may begin learning about the parts of the microscope as we move into our last science unit of the year.
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