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March 8th, 2024

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Dear families,

Fifth-graders had an exciting learning experience and deepened their knowledge of birds during their field trip to La Concepción, Carazo. Now, they will use that knowledge to design and build a sustainable birdhouse to shelter the birds around school. We ask for your collaboration by sending recycled materials your child might use for this project.

Weekly Learning Goals & Tasks

English Literacy

Learning Goal

Analyze evidence and use it to articulate my thought process. Establish effective systems for gathering evidence to support research.

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Writers will analyze their evidence and explain their thinking, so that their own voice is powerful throughout their writing. They will also think about how to capture the information they need, setting up systems to collect their knowledge and research, thus setting themselves up to write a lot.

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

The Research-Based Argument Essay Session #6. The Research-Based Argument Essay Session #8

Spanish Literacy

Learning Goal

Desempacar la Unidad de Lectura Informativa (No Ficción)

Fascinacinarse con la lectura informativa

What readers & writers are doing at school...

* Introducción a los textos informativos.

* Exposición de las nuevas estrategias de lectura de no ficción.

* Lectura silenciosa 30 min.

* Respuesta a la lectura: "Estar fascinado por la lectura"

** Conocer y ententer las nuevas estrategias para lectura Informativa.

Prilmer tramo de lectura informativa. Aplicar las estrategias de lectura para entender y aprender nuevos datos sobre el tema del libro.

Seleccionar un texto informativo.

Lectura silenciosa por 30 min.

Responder a la lectura: escribir en el cuaderno sobre "Qué me hace estar fascinado por el tema que elegí", ¿por qué?

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

Tarea en casa: Lectura del texto de la biblioteca 30 minutos. Recuerda que debes escribir en tu cuaderno la respuesta a la lectura.

Martes: Practicar la estrategia de la clase: Escribe en tu cuaderno la parte de la lectura que te hace quedarte fascinado, pensando... Escribe sobre una cosa que no sabías sobre el tema de tu libro, una información que sea rara y por qué la consideras así.

"¡Guau! Nunca lo supe..."

"Eso es raro..."

"¿Por qué?

Jueves: Leer intensamente por 30 min. Pensar... en un dato que notas algo que ya sabías y estás profundizando y un dato nuevo que estás aprendiendo sobre el tema del libro que elegiste.

* "Noto..."

* Estoy aprendiendo

Mathematics

Learning Goal

Reviewing two different interpretations of division-grouping and sharing

What mathematicians are doing at school...

Mathematicians will make generalizations about multiplying with fractions. They will complete their second checkpoint of the unit, and they will also review sharing and grouping division type of problems.

What mathematicians could be doing at home...

HC pgs. 101-104

Science or Social Studies

Learning Goal

Science Unit 4: Birds

What tigers are doing at school..

Meanwhile scientists are still planning and get deep into the project desing. They had the opportunity to explore deeper about birds in Nicaragua. They explore and asked questions that might help their design get better.

What tigers could be doing at home...

Birdhouse design project Students can bring boxes materials from home to start creating their Bird House.

Social Emotional Learning Program

Learning Goal

We will practice choosing communication strategies that allow us to work collaboratively towards a common goal.

What friends and learners are doing at school..

Use Communication Boosters and avoid Communication Bloopers to make collaboration easier, more fun, and more productive.

Collaborate to think of new ideas, accomplish goals, and do things I can’t do alone.

Use Communication Boosters to plan, organize, and execute a collaborative task.

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

Think about what Booster you use the least. What can you do to improve your use of that Booster? Think about what Blooper you use the most. What can you do to reduce your use of that Bloop?

Now choose one personal activity, such as helping a sibling with chores. How might using Boosters improve this activity or make it more enjoyable for everyone?