January 18 to 22

 

Important Dates / Information:

~ Airianna, Joshua, Logan, Munroe... please return report card envelopes. Thanks!

~ Jan 22 = No School.

~ Biome Project due dates:

1.      Diorama materials and a shoebox should be at school on January 25th.             2.      Written research report / poster / or slide show should be completed and handed into class by MONDAY, February 1st.             3.      Student presentations of reports and dioramas are on Tuesday, February 2nd  to Thursday, February 4th.  Note: some students may have to work on this project at home if they need more time than the in-class time provided.

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Learning opportunities this week...
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Language Arts -  We are on chapter 30 and will finish the book this week!

    Among The Impostors  by Margaret Peterson Haddix

For our novel, if any one would prefer to read the chapters themselves, rather than the audio-book version, click here... Among The Impostors.

 

Chapter 1, 2

Chapter 3, 4 

Chapter 4, 5, 6 

Chapter 6, 7, 8 

Chapter 21 

Chapter 30 to 33 

We will work at making story connections, inferences, creating images, and listening for sensory imagery details.

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Reading strategies for science: 

WE ARE STUDYING HOW TO research and FIND THE important ideas for our biomes unit. 

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Writing: We are ALWAYS working daily at proper letter formation, printing, and writing complete sentences. 

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~Word Work - Unit 17 will be practiced this week. Complete all your work.

                      - list words will always be in the agendas.
                      - Unit #17 study all list words and the challenge words; TEST on Thursday.
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Math - ... measurement -- practical uses, converting, and finding perimeter and area. 

Area and perimeter game

 ALSO, PRACTICE YOUR DIVISION FACTS.

MULTIPLICATION... Multiplication Deep Dive

and ADDITION... Deep Dive Addition   AND Deep Dive Subtraction

We all have access to MATHLETICS to work at school or at home. Students will have a chance to work on the current math curricular areas in class and at home. 

***Usernames and passwords were sent home. ***

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Career Education - studying past, present, and future careers in 2 weeks

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Science - Biomes and ecosystems...

 Research about biomes HERE!

- researching, describing, identifying life within biomes,... on-going project. 

Build a biome game

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Socials - Pro / Con Debating skills 

              - using decision-making skills to support ideas, thoughts, and opinions

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PE - Basketball skills - ball control, passing, shooting, game strategies, and basketball centers.  

Health - Anti-bullying unit

Bully Free Zone 

Who do u think u r? 

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ART - Anti-bullying ART!

Anti-bullying ART 

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Technology Skills - on laptops - typing skills and RESEARCHING SKILLS also.

Dance mat typing guide
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CONGRATS to  TAVIS for earning WORKER OF THE WEEK this week and 

.... earned 10 house team points! Great efforts = great results!