Mrs. Leiby

Our Specials Schedule:

Monday:  gym     Tuesday:  spanish     Wednesday:  art/library    Thursday:  music/guidance     Friday:  STEM

Instrumental Music - Friday      

Announcements For Room 207

• Be sure to FREQUENTLY check your child's yellow Take Home Folder for graded work, Friday Flyers, important information & the calendar that is located on the back.

• Reminder - if your child receives a grade below 70%, he/she has the opportunity to make corrections.  Your child can earn 1/2 point for each correction made.

• If there are any changes to your child's dismissal routine - please be sure to let me know immediately.

✏️Week of:  September 21-25🏫

Essential Question:  How do your actions affect others?

Genre:  Realistic Fiction

Shared Read:    "The Talent Show"

Anchor Text: "Experts, Incorporated"  

▶️Vocabulary/Comprehension Test Friday, September 25th◀️

Paired Text: "Speaking Out to Stop Bullying" 

Vocabulary Words: 

accountable   advise   desperately   hesitated   humiliated   inspiration   

self-esteem   uncomfortably

Vocabulary Strategies:

figurative language (idioms & similies)

Reading Skills & Strategies:

plot:  conflict (problem) /resolution (solution)

make predictions

author's purpose

Writing:

Read & responding to a prompt using text evidence to support & answer a prompt using the RACES strategy.

R - restate the question

A - answer the question

C - cite text evidence

E - explain your evidence/proves your answer

S - summarize/sum it up

Math: 

Module 3 - Interpret & solve problem situations

• explore multiplicative comparisons

• distinguish between multiplicative & additive comparisons

• use division to solve multiplicative comparison problems

• use comparisons to solve problem situations

• solve multistep problems with multiplication & division

✖️Please make it a part of your child's nightly routine to practice multiplication facts.✖️

Science:    (earth & space) 

We will explore:

• Earth's surface has specific characteristics and landforms that can be identified.

• The surface of Earth changes due to weathering.

• The surface of Earth changes due to erosion and deposition.

Social Studies:

Geography/Map skills: 

Compass Rose, cardinal & intermediate directions, & relative location 

As we continue to explore the surface of the Earth, we will learn about the different landforms found around the world.  Students will explore map skills as we learn about these landforms

✏️Week of:  September 14-18🏫

Essential Question:  How do your actions affect others?

Genre:  Realistic Fiction

Shared Read:    "The Talent Show"

Anchor Text: "Experts, Incorporated" 

Paired Text: "Speaking Out to Stop Bullying" 

Vocabulary Words: 

accountable   advise   desperately   hesitated   humiliated   inspiration   

self-esteem   uncomfortably

Vocabulary Strategies:

figurative language (idioms & similies)

Reading Skills & Strategies:

plot:  conflict (problem) /resolution (solution)

make predictions

author's purpose

Writing:

Read & responding to a prompt using text evidence to support & answer a prompt using the RACES strategy.

R - restate the question

A - answer the question

C - cite text evidence

E - explain your evidence/proves your answer

S - summarize/sum it up

Math: ▶️Module 2 Test Friday, September 18th◀️

Module 2 - Addition & Subtraction of Whole Numbers:

• use the standard algorithm to add whole numbers & find the difference between two whole numbers & assess reasonableness using mental math & estimates

• Interpret & solve comparison problems using addition & subtraction by drawing bar models

• use a formula to find the perimeter of a rectangle or find an unknown side given the perimeter & the length of one side

✖️Please make it a part of your child's nightly routine to practice multiplication facts.✖️

Science:    (earth & space) 

We will explore:

• Earth's surface has specific characteristics and landforms that can be identified.

• The surface of Earth changes due to weathering.

• The surface of Earth changes due to erosion and deposition.

✏️Week of:  September 8-11🏫

ELA: ▶️Vocabulary/Comprehension Test Friday, September 11th◀️

(this has changed due to the Calamity Day last week)

Essential Question:  How do people respond to natural disasters?

Genre:  Expository text

Shared Read:    "A World of Change"

Anchor Text: "Earthquakes"

Vocabulary Words: 

alter, collapse, crisis, destruction, hazard, severe, substantial, unpredictable

Vocabulary Strategies:

multiple meaning words

homographs

Reading Skills & Strategies:

compare/contrast

Text Features:

diagrams

headings

Math: ▶️Module 1 Test Tuesday, September 8th◀️

Unit 1 Module 1 (We will be taking a pre-assessment before beginning this module)

Place Value:

understanding place value relationships, read/write multi-digit numbers using base ten numerals, number names, & expanded form to 1,000,000.

We will begin:

Module 2 - Addition & Subtraction of Whole Numbers:

• use the standard algorithm to add whole numbers & find the difference between two whole numbers & assess reasonableness using mental math & estimates

• Interpret & solve comparison problems using addition & subtraction by drawing bar models

• use a formula to find the perimeter of a rectangle or find an unknown side given the perimeter & the length of one side

✖️Please make it a part of your child's nightly routine to practice multiplication facts.✖️

Science:    (earth & space) 

We will explore:

• Earth's surface has specific characteristics and landforms that can be identified.

• The surface of Earth changes due to weathering.

• The surface of Earth changes due to erosion and deposition.

✏️Week of:  August 30 - September 4🏫

ELA: ▶️Vocabulary/Comprehension Test Friday, September 4th◀️

Essential Question:  How do people respond to natural disasters?

Genre:  Expository text

Shared Read:    "A World of Change"

Anchor Text: "Earthquakes"

Vocabulary Words: 

(words & defintions will be coming home - these will be on the weekly test)

alter, collapse, crisis, destruction, hazard, severe, substantial, unpredictable

Vocabulary Strategies:

multiple meaning words

homographs

Reading Skills & Strategies:

compare/contrast

Text Features:

diagrams

headings

Math: 

Unit 1 Module 1 (We will be taking a pre-assessment before beginning this module)

Place Value:

understanding place value relationships, read/write multi-digit numbers using base ten numerals, number names, & expanded form to 1,000,000.

✖️Please make it a part of your child's nightly routine to practice multiplication facts.✖️

Science:    (earth & space) 

We will explore:

• Earth's surface has specific characteristics and landforms that can be identified.

• The surface of Earth changes due to weathering.

• The surface of Earth changes due to erosion and deposition.

✏️Week of:  August 24-28🏫

ELA:

Essential Question:  How do people respond to natural disasters?

Genre:  Expository text

Shared Read:    "A World of Change"

Anchor Text: "Earthquakes"

Vocabulary Words: 

(words & defintions will be coming home - these will be on the weekly test)

alter, collapse, crisis, destruction, hazard, severe, substantial, unpredictable

Vocabulary Strategies:

multiple meaning words

homographs

Reading Skills & Strategies:

compare/contrast

Text Features:

diagrams

headings

Math: 

Unit 1 Module 1 (We will be taking a pre-assessment before beginning this module)

Place Value:

understanding place value relationships, read/write multi-digit numbers using base ten numerals, number names, & expanded form to 1,000,000.

✖️Please make it a part of your child's nightly routine to practice multiplication facts.✖️

Science:    (earth & space) 

We will explore:

• Earth's surface has specific characteristics and landforms that can be identified.

• The surface of Earth changes due to weathering.

• The surface of Earth changes due to erosion and deposition.