Week of 11/11 - 11/15
Week of 11/11 - 11/15
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Important Dates:
Important Dates:
Nov. 1– Jackson's Birthday
Nov. 9– Ella's Birthday
Nov. 11-15– $1/day Free Dress Down
Nov. 14– Addison's Birthday
Nov. 17– Grinch Christmas Bazaar
Nov. 18– 1st Trimester Awards in Gym 8:00a.m.
Nov. 19– Salsaritas Restaurant Fundraiser (Hubbards Ln. Location)
Nov. 25-29– Thanksgiving Break; no school
Nov. 26– Nicholas's Birthday
Important Reminder:
We will send home graded/completed work on Wednesdays. There will be a green sheet for you to sign weekly showing that you have seen (and removed) all of their work. Forms from the office will also be included. Students have labeled the front pocket in their binder "Take Home".
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING
Language Arts- Mrs. Phelps
Language Arts- Mrs. Phelps
We are starting a new unit on poetry! I am REALLY looking forward to this unit, as it is a chance for students to get creative. Students will explore the methods and devices used by poets, which will prepare them to read and interpret both formal and free verse poems. Students will also have many opportunities to practice what they have learned by creating their own poems.
The culminating event for this unit will be a joint poetry slam for 4th and 5th grade. Parents will be invited to this event so please be on the look out for the date!
Reading:
This week we will define and identify basic elements of a poems structure and discuss various poetic devices. We will also focus on tone a poet may use in a poem. We will specially read 2 poems and discuss if they author is sincere or insincere. Students will make inferences about figurative language used in poems. We will take part in a lot of close reading activities where we focus on using text evidence to determine what they author is trying to get across to the reader.
Writing:
Daily writing opportunities this week involve the following:
Students will write an apostrophe poem
Students will write poems in 2 tones; sincere and sarcastic
Students will write a poem using anaphora (repetition of words at the start of a series of lines in a poem).
Comparing and contrasting characters in a poem
Homework: No homework this week
Math: Mrs. Bennett
This week in Math class, we are starting to work on our next module Operations with Decimals. There are a few skills we need to review from last year like explaining the relationship between two decimal positions, writing decimals in expanded form, and rounding to the nearest hundredths, tenths, and whole number. Students will begin a PBL this week that will last several weeks and involving addition/subtraction/multiplication with decimals. Students will answer the question: "How can my knowledge of decimals and balancing a checkbook allow me run a small business?" Students will work in small group to plan and organize the preschool snack program for one week according to state standards while following budget. I have attached the slides students will be filling out throughout the project! We will also have a few guest speakers come to talk about financing in a business and how to fill out a transaction record!
Homework:
11/11 - 11/15
Students need to complete 2 IXL's from the Math Skill Plan by Friday 11/15.
They also need to complete 3 Reflex Sessions by 11/15.
Social Studies: Mrs. Crush
This week, students will continue to evaluate the roles, rights, and limitations of citizenship in Classical Rome, drawing comparisons with the U.S. system. They were given a Newsela article to read to assist them in their learning.
Religion: Mrs. Crush
This week in Religion, we will begin Chapter 7: God Prepares Water for the Grace of Baptism. Students will:
Know how God used water in the Old Testament to foreshadow Baptism.
Be reminded of how God used water in the Old Testament to cleanse the world from sin and to save His people from their enemies.
Learn that God nourished His people with the miraculous water at Marah.
Learn that God led Joshua and the Israelites across the Jordan River to conquer the Promised Land.
Word to know: foreshadow
Important Announcements:
Chapter 7 Test: will be on Friday, November 22.
Items to study:
Chapter Review
Highlighted Text
Vocabulary Words
2nd Trimester Service Hours and Reflections: Each student is asked to complete two service hours, with at least two different experiences per trimester. Their 2nd Trimester Service Hours and Reflections are due Wednesday, February 12. This will be complete on Google Classroom.
Science: Mrs. Jackel
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