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March 1st, 2024

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Dear families,

It was great to see you during Student-Led Conferences this week! Students are having a field trip next Friday. They are going to a bird reserve in La Concepción, Carazo. Please make sure you sign and return the permission slip by next Wednesday, March 6th. Students must wear jeans, Tiger shirt and tennis shoes. read the slip for more information.

Weekly Learning Goals & Tasks

English Literacy

Learning Goal

Collect information about issues to create arguments. Research and provide evidence that supports a claim.

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Writers will learn that when argument writers begin to research a topic, they investigate and collect information about both sides of the issue. They will also understand that argument writers conduct research and provide evidence that supports their claim.

What readers & writers could be doing at home...

Spanish Literacy

Learning Goal

Leer artículos para iniciar texto de escritura de opinión argumentativa para debatir. Tomar notas para crear la lluvia de ideas y escribir el bosquejo del ensayo.

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Los lectores continuarán investigando y comentando en grupo para elaborarr argumentos respaldando las razones y evidencias para hacer una plenaria.

Tomar un punto de vista sobre la prácitca o no de deportes extremos.

What readers & writers could be doing at home...

¿Qué tan riesgoso es practicar deportes extremos?

Medidas de seguridad en deportes extremos

Los 10 deportes más extremos del mundo

Pueden hacer más investigaciones en otras fuentes o sitios en la red para respaldar sus argumentos.

Mathematics

Learning Goal

Multiplying Fractions with the Area Model

What mathematicians are doing at school...

Mathematicians will continue their study of fraction-by-fraction multiplication. They will keep using the geoboards to model and solve simple combinations such as 1/2 x 1/4 and 1/4 x 1/4, and then learn to make sketches to model and solve problems.

What mathematicians could be doing at home...

Science or Social Studies

Learning Goal

Science Unit 4: Birds

What tigers are doing at school..

Scientist are going to be learning a new science unit about birds. They will be introduce different types of national birds and going to explore what kind of conditions those birds would need if they were to build them a birdhouse.

What tigers could be doing at home...

Birdhouse design project: View Document Here

Social Emotional Learning Program

Learning Goal

We will learn to be aware of Communication Bloopers so we can catch and stop ourselves when “blooping.” We want to avoid using Communication Bloopers so that we have better conversations and work more successfully with others.

What friends and learners are doing at school..

Communicate kindly and respectfully so that everyone feels safe and welcomed.

Speak up in a strong and assertive way that is kind and respectful of others.

Recognize when and how to speak up assertively.

What friends and learners could be practicing at home...

Recall a conversation in which you wanted to speak up for yourself or someone else but “Blooped.” What caused the Blooper? If you could redo that conversation, what would you do differently?