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November 22nd, 2023

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Weekly Learning Goals & Tasks

English Literacy

Learning Goal

Tackling a Second Project with more Agency and Power

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Our Readers will continue to practice the skills of close reading as well as comparing and contrasting not only the content of what they are learning but also aspects of authorial intent, such as the tone and craft between texts. In addition to this week, students will be practicing the skill of evaluating sources to determine their credibility.

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

Researching a Second Example

Session 16 Homework - Tuesday, November 28

Session 17 Homework - Wednesday, November 29

Session 18 Homework - Thursday, November 30

Session 19 Homework - Friday, December 1st

Goal Cards (part of Session 19 Homework)

Spanish Literacy

Learning Goal

Conectar las evidencias, razones y la tesis.

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Los escritores aprenderán a vincular su evidencia con sus razones y enunciados de tesis para que no haya lagunas en su lógica o razonamiento.

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

Leer durante 20 minutos, sin interrupciones para desarrollar la resistencia a la lectura. Registro de lectura.

Mathematics

Learning Goal

Students will be able to understand the relationship between tenth and hundreds.

What mathematicians are doing at school...

Students will be able to understand the relationship between tenth and hundreds.Students will continue their work with decimals and they will solve comparison problems with decimals numbers and fractions. Furthermore, Students will discover that tenths can be rewritten as hundredths making it possible to solve problems like 2/10 + 42/100.

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

Tuesday, Nov28th, 2023 pages # 61, 62 Thursday, Nov.30,2023 pages 63, 64

Science or Social Studies

Learning Goal

What tigers are doing at school..

Students will begin a new unit in Science which will focus on global warming and climate change. Students will connect what they have learned in their previous units of study and extend their learning to look into the human impact on the world around us. This week will be used reflecting on their previous two units and finding out what they know about climate change. Their foundational knowledge and their questions will guide the unit as it develops.

What tigers could be doing at home...

Social Emotional Learning Program

Learning Goal

We will learn to change unhelpful Worm thoughts to helpful Caterpillar thoughts when we make mistakes or face a challenge.

What friends and learners are doing at school...

We’re going to do an activity to practice using a growth mindset. We will read a situation and think about what feelings and actions the character might take if they had a Worm thought or the belief that things will stay the same. We will swap that Worm thought for a Caterpillar thought, or the belief that we can change. We will determine if the Caterpillar thoughts lead to more pleasant emotions and helpful actions.

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

When have you found yourself having Worm thoughts? How were they helpful or unhelpful? Why? How can you change your Worm thoughts into Caterpillar thoughts in the future?