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ASK ME:

Reading

• Who is your favorite character in Wonder? (Answers may vary - Auggie, Via, Summer, etc.)

• What is a precept? Do you have a favorite precept that we discussed for Wonder? (A precept is a brief principle or lesson)

Writing

• What Sacred Heart Goal did you include in your Herstory conclusion that your person represents? (Answers may vary)

• What is one strategy you used to revise your Herstory essay? (Identify “boring” words to replace with "juicy" words, peer editing checklist, read your essay aloud, etc.)

Math

• What is mean, median, mode, and range? (Mean is the average of a set of numbers; median is the middle of a set of numbers; mode is the most frequent number in a set of numbers; range is the difference between the highest number and the lowest number in a set)

• What are you doing to review for the End-of-Year Math Assessment? (Answers may include: look over reviews given during math, look over old tests, Math Fact Lab, asking teachers for help with specific questions, problems, or topics, etc.)

Social Studies

• What is one piece of advice Ms. Balas gave you for your Herstory speech? (Stay in character, project your voice, have stage presence)

• What Heritage Months do we celebrate in May? (Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Jewish American Heritage Month)
  
  

PE

Gym

• Tell me at least three skills we learned in volleyball. (Bump, set, serve, and rotations)

• Talk me through the steps of an underhand serve. (Place ball on your "tee" weak side; bring the ball across to your strong side hip; bring that foot back; bend your knees and swing your dominant hand through, making contact with the heel of your hand; your pointer finger can point in the direction you want the ball to travel)

• What part of my hand do I contact the ball with and why? (Heel because it is the firm part of our hand)

• How many players are on the court for a volleyball team? (6)

• Where is service from in the rotation and what is the rotation? (Back right corner player and rotation is clockwise)

Dance

• What decade of Black American social dances did you like best? Can you teach me any steps? (Answers can include 1900’s Tap Dance, 1920’s Lindy Hop, 1960’s Party Dances, or 1980’s/90’s Hip Hop)

• Can you tell me about some of the history you learned in the dance studio? (In each style of dance we have looked at in 4th grade, students learned a bit about where it comes from, including learning about the Savoy Ballroom in NYC where Lindy Hop started, the post modern artists of Greenwich Village who loved pedestrian movements, the way American Teens in the 1960s learned dances from TV programs, and how Kathak started in India as a form of worship)

Swim

• What strokes are done where your legs move at the same time? (Breaststroke and butterfly)

• What is your favorite stroke that you have learned this year and why? (Answers will vary)
  
  

Technology

• Can you give me an example of a conditional (if/then/else) statement? (Ex. If you prepare for your test, then you will perform well.)

• What is one action I can take to practice being a good digital citizen? (Ex. Use technology responsibly, be kind online, use a long and strong password, balance your time online, etc.)

Service Learning

• What is the Scarlett Fund? (An organization that sends cards to children in hospitals battling cancer; it was started by a former CSH student who was diagnosed and beat cancer when she was in First Grade)

• How are 4th graders supporting the Scarlett Fund? (Making cards, purchasing cozy PJs for children in the hospital to wear as they go through treatments)