Happy 2019!

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; 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 on "voice" and grammar usage
in writing - short, intense mini-lessons and activities 20 minutes 3 times a week.
~ 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 #15 - Words handed out on first day of each week
                            - four groups, at various levels
                            - TEST on Friday - 20 words.       
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Creative writing entries continue...
             -this week's is Our Book of Awesome! Due next Wednesday.

Writer's voice is January's focus!
Finding your writer's voice 
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Math - multiplication, arrays, factors, products, and applications of each.
 Please continue to practice your multiplication facts as our next unit will be division... it will help you!    
Sketch World Multiplication
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Career Education - Past, Present, and Future Career Study introduced soon. A career inventory needs to be completed first this week.
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Socials -Animal Spirit - What's yours? Leads in to "Legends"
            - Storytelling: How the  __animal___  got its ___????___.  
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Science - Earth / Space
~MYSTERY SCIENCE - INQUIRY METHOD!
Concepts: 

~local changes caused by Earth’s axis, rotation, and orbit

~the effects of the relative positions of the sun, moon, and Earth including local First Peoples perspectives


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AND...
Genius Hour... will be introduced this week.

What is genius hour?


What else is GH?     Need a pep talk?
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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, careers, 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 "YOU" .... could be the next Worker of the Week!