Language Arts- Mrs. Phelps
**The class will be taking the Language Usage MAP test in Mrs. Crush's class this week!
Reading: This week we begin Unit 2: Animal Classification and I couldn't be more excited! Students will become zoologists and make observations animals from live webcams from various zoos around the country. Later in the week, we will discuss vertebrates, invertebrates, and cold vs. warm blooded animals. We will introduce text features which is a major focus of this unit. We will also touch upon authors purpose as we read our new informational reader in class.
Foundational Skills: We will learn the spelling rule for adding the suffixes -ed and -ing to root words. We will be learning the meaning of the 2 suffixes and also the doubling rule for spelling (explanation of the doubling rule is under the list of spelling words).
Homework: Spelling test in 2 weeks on Friday, October 4th!
**I plan to do this first round of spelling as it is directly from Amplify. I will assess how it goes and decide if I think it is whats best for this class or not. Thanks for being patient with me as I learn this new curriculum as well!
Click this link to access the caregiver letter for Unit 2- Animal Classification
Math-Mrs. Bennett
This week in Math class, we are wrapping up Module One and preparing to take a chapter test. We will start the week by working on our last strategy for modeling multiplicaiton - bar models. We will use bar models throughout the school year as a way to visualize a problem, so this strategy will be an important one for our math tool belt. Students will use real world situations that involve multiplication and be able to create a bar model to match. Students will write their own word problems using MathPlayGround and use the thinking blocks to create a matching bar model.
https://www.mathplayground.com/thinkingblocks.html
Students will get some time in class to work on their study guides, but rather than Simple Solutions homework, the priority for the week is completeing the study guide and preparing for the test. They study guide is due Thirsday, so we can go over it together. If you child needs additional study materials, please let me know!
Kahoot Links for Studying:
https://kahoot.it/challenge/08075604?challenge-id=1e1eceeb-a3e4-4940-a413-1b5bb8af069a_1727114218309
https://kahoot.it/challenge/01316130?challenge-id=1e1eceeb-a3e4-4940-a413-1b5bb8af069a_1727114282979
https://kahoot.it/challenge/08047947?challenge-id=1e1eceeb-a3e4-4940-a413-1b5bb8af069a_1727114330573
Homework:
Reflex Update
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LrC_3-xj-zDV23XAyibMTqCD1zR3taY-3_6MBtMaIr8/edit?usp=sharing
9/23- Chapter Study Guide Due Thursday (Google Classroom)
9/24- Chapter Study Guide Due Thursday
9/25- Chapter Study Guide Due Thursday
9/26- Study for test tomorrow!
9/27- Module One Chapter Test & 3 Reflex Sessions Complete
Social Studies- Mrs. Crush
The Students will be MAP testing in Language Usage this week. They will begin at the end of this week or start of next week their PBL: "Create Your Own Community: Designing a Government, Rules, and Civic Virtues." Once we begin this project, we will be working on it for a couple of weeks during class time.
Project Overview: Students will work in groups to create a fictional community with its own governing body, set of rules and laws, civic virtues, and democratic principles. They will present their community to the class, explaining how it operates, how it keeps citizens safe, and how it solves problems.
Civic standards the students are working on:
Explaining the basic purposes and functions of different governing bodies.
Comparing how diverse societies maintain order, safety, and enforce rules and laws.
Examining civic virtues and democratic principles across various world communities.
Understanding how processes, rules, and laws influence governance and problem-solving in diverse communities.
Religion- Mrs. Crush
This week in Religion, we will continue Chapter 3: Creation: God's Gift of Love. This chapter will help students:
Understand that God is the Creator of all things---visible and invisible.
Know that out of love for us, God created a good and ordered world.
Understand the nature and role of angels.
Understand that God entrusted us to care for His creation.
Important Announcements:
Chapter Test: The Ch.3 test will take place on Friday, October 4. Please encourage your child to review their materials and ask questions if they need help.
How to Study: Vocabulary Word (written on notebook paper in Religion section of binder and posted on Google Classroom), Chapter Review on page 36, and any highlighted sentences in their book. Students will play a review game prior to test.
1st Trimester Service Hours and Reflections: Each student is asked to complete two service hours per trimester. Their 1st Trimester Service Hours and Reflections are due Wednesday, October 30. This will be complete on Google Classroom.