Social Studies
- Read Chapter 8 on Washington's economy
- Students worked together to complete a review of the material, then took a test
- Started Pacific Rim unit
- Our new social skill is "Risk Taking." We brainstormed what it looks/sounds like
- Ask your child about one way they've taken a risk in class this week
- Sorted Pacific Rim pictures in small groups, looked at observation charts (Pac. Rim pictures grouped by theme) and wrote observations & questions around the room in response to pictures grouped by a certain theme related to Pac Rim
Math
- Students took the Unit 8 test and Open Response
- We started a new unit on Fractions, Decimals and Percents
- Ask your student about a new game we played, which reinforces concepts of area & perimeter, called Rugs & Fences
Writing
- Students are making great progress with their fictional narratives
- We've discussed story mountains as a way to revise early and often as our story ideas unfold
- Talked about the importance of a character that deeply desires something, but struggles with something
- Learned about showing rather than telling in our scenes, and effective leads and endings
- Ask your student what realistic fiction endings should not do. Hint: Superman
Reading
- Learning about different book genres.
- Ask your student about the genre requirements through the end of the year. How are we tracking books read?
- Learning about making inferences when we read--using the clues to discern the author's meaning
- Miss Leah (our Literacy Coach) came in to work with the class on making inferences
- Some students met in small reading group to further practice the skill
- Students shared book recommendations and we added to our Books to Read lists
- Ask what's been happening lately in our Wrinkle in Time read aloud
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| Making Inferences. Miss Leah conducts a whole class shared reading lesson. |
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| Sorting picture file cards for Pacific Rim |
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| Observation charts. Recording questions/observations about themed photos related to Pacific Rim. |
