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December 1st, 2023

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Dear families,

We have been noticing that some 4th graders are bringing candy to school. Candies are not allowed and will be taken away. We kindly ask for your support on this matter.”

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 conclude their Reading Unit by analyzing the author's craft and studying how Nonfiction Authors achieve their goals. For example, when authors want to build tension in a narrative story, they slow down the action, add inner thinking and descriptive thinning, and more.

Writers of Informational Texts use different techniques

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

Session 20 Homework - December 4th

Spanish Literacy

Learning Goal

Reflexionar sobre el proceso de escritura y autoevaluarse.

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Los escritores se preparan para compartir sus opiniones con el mundo y reflexionan sobre el proceso de escritura, su trabajo realizado y lo aprendido en el taller de escritura.

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 review and investigate the relationship between decimals and fractions with different denominators.

What mathematicians are doing at school...

Students will work on the las module of the unit. Students will reinforce the relationship between decimals and fractions with denominators of tenth and hundredths. Students are all invited to investigate the connection between decimals and other common fractions including halves, fourths, fifths, and twentieths.

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

Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023 pages 65 and 66

Thursday, Dec. 7 pages 67 and 68

Science or Social Studies

Learning Goal

What tigers are doing at school..

Students will continue with their new unit in Science which focuses on global warming and climate change. Students will reflect on what they know about plastics, how it is used and the impact on the environment. Students will observe the quantity of plastics in everyday life and brainstorm alternative materials to lessen their plastic use. They will begin to look at their immediate environment as well as take a glimpse into the global impact of plastics.

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Social Emotional Learning Program

Learning Goal

Friends and learners will explore what it means to value another person’s emotions, thoughts, and actions.

What friends and learners are doing at school...

Friends and learners will pair up and share three things that they are good at and write these on one side of the page then write down their partner’s favorite activities or what they value about their partner on the right side, with a plus sign in front of each activity.