Bring in the new year right!

Welcome BACK!

... to a new calendar year and new learning opportunities and challenges.

~ stay focused and be ready to learn!

Reporting Student Learning Progress

~ parents: please read reports and sign the envelope; return the envelope only... this week or next week would be great.

~ students: work at the goals listed in the report.

~ If you have questions or concerns please contact Mr. Bartraw.

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L. ARTS...
Among The Barons begins! Book 4 in our series.
~ lots of emphasis on character and plot development, critical thinking, comparing and contrasting, context clues, and reading strategies students should use while Mr. Bartraw reads to the class. 

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We will also continue to focus more intensely on grammar usage
in writing DAILY - short, mini-lessons and activities 20 minutes per day.
~ Various mini-lessons...
practice at home...
We are using this book...
Grammar Booklet FIRST
and then the next leveled book, when students are ready.
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Word Work #14 - Words handed out on first day of each week
                            - TEST on Friday - 20 words.       
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Weekly Journal Entries continue.
             -integrated into our science themes.
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Math -Perimeter and Area - short unit, then test on...
Thursday, January 18. 

Perimeter Game 1             Game 2

Shape Surveyor                Many Games! 

Please continue to practice your multiplication facts as our next unit will be division... it will help you!

Deep Dive Multiplication 
      
Sketch World Multiplication
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Career Education - Past, Present, and Future Career Study introduced this week. A career inventory needs to be completed first!
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Socials -Animal Spirit - What's yours? Leads in to "Legends." 
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Science -  Skeletal System: note-taking, videos, diagrams, functions,...
Skeletal System 1

Skeleton Tutorial, Game 1, 2, and Quiz 
               
Skeletal System 3


AND...
Genius Hour... What is GENIUS HOUR? 

What else is GH?     Need a pep talk?
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PE - Basketball skills, strategies, proper technique, (drills & practice shooting, passing, and ball control...)
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Technology - integrated with science.
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ART - integrated with socials: animal spirit

Spirit Animals Symbolism

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Congrats to "YOU" .... could be the next Worker of the Week!