| Communicating Student Learning Progress (Report Cards) |
| ~ parents: please read reports; 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. |
Jan 18 - No School
Jan 21 - PAC Meeting
Feb 15 - No School
Feb 18 - Family Day
Feb 25 - PAC Meeting
Feb 27 - Pink Shirt Day - Anti-bullying support
March 5 - Art Start Performance
March 14 - Report #2 Home with Students
March 18 - 29 is Spring Break
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L. ARTS...
Among The Barons continues! 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 on "voice"
in writing - short, intense mini-lessons and activities 20 minutes 3 times a week.
~ Various mini-lessons...
~ OUR CLASS BOOK OF AWESOME!
~ 5 short creative writing pieces starting with...
FINDING YOUR VOICE
Creative writing entries continue...
-share 'Our Book of Awesome!'
Writer's voice is January's focus!
Finding your writer's voice
Choose from these five starters...
Sheila needed the money, and so against her better judgment she said yes.
In the morning I see that things have gotten worse.
Bob has that look on his face again.
I almost speak up, but at the last moment I don’t say anything.
Word Work #16 - Words handed out on first day of each week
- four groups, at various levels
- TEST on Thursday - 20 words.
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Math - multiplication:
Please continue to practice your multiplication facts as our next unit will be division... it will help you!
Sketch World Multiplication
~ We are working of mastery of multiplying by multiples of ten...
like 400 x 80 = 32,000 and 6,000 x 7,000 = 42,000,000
TEST on THURSDAY
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Socials -Animal Spirit - What's yours? Leads in to "Legends"
- Storytelling: How the __animal___ got its ___????___.
How the turtle got its shell
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Science - Earth / Space
~MYSTERY SCIENCE - INQUIRY METHOD!
Concepts:
~local changes caused by Earth’s axis, rotation, and orbit
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AND...
Genius Hour... continues - choose a focus question.
What is genius hour?
What else is GH? Need a pep talk?
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Health: iMinds program: new ways of looking at substance use and misuse.
Grade 5's start D.A.R.E. with Constable Katie
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PE - Basketball skills, strategies, proper technique, (drills & practice dribbling, shooting, passing, and ball control...)
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Technology - integrated with creative writing, and science.
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ART - integrated with socials: animal spirit next week
Spirit Animals Symbolism
5 Minute art challenges
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Congrats to KEATON for being the Worker of the Week last week! Nice job!
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