Academic Updates
Week of November 29 - December 3
Chapter 3
3.2 Traditional Multiplication
3.3 Modeling Division with Regrouping
3.4 Long Division
Days 1-3
Unit 3 - Week 2
Exploring Non-fiction books and the strategy of Wondering
Looking for things to wonder about while reading and see if text answers or extends our wonders
Applying to personal reading
Personal Narrative-Week 3
Creating complete sentences that may be compound and/or complex sentences
Exploring and identifying fragment and run-on sentences
Creating a second draft
Magnetism and Electricity
Magic and Magnetism
Creating light and motor circuits
Creating schematics
Week of November 1 - 5
No School Tuesday, November 2
Chapter 2
2.3 Multiples Day 3
Review for math test
Math test on Friday
Unit 2 - Week 2
Exploring Text Features
Exploring Expository Non-fiction in Magazine, News, and Web Articles
Text Feature: Charts
Applying to personal reading
Personal Narrative-Week 1 Continued Collecting Ideas
Interesting Events
Sensory details
Learning from authors (Professional Writers) like Betsy Bayers
Water Studies
Water and soap to help from spreading germs.
How germs spread tag game.
Week of October 25 - 29
Fall Celebration Friday, October 29 10:00 - 12:00
If weather is nice, we'll celebrate outside, and families welcome to join.
Chapter 2
Multiplication Facts
2.2 Factors Day 2 & 3
2.3 Multiples Day 1 & 2
Unit 2 - Week 1
Exploring Text Features
Table of Contents
Maps, Map Key, Captions
Expository Non-fiction
Applying to personal reading
Personal Narrative-Week 1 Collecting Ideas
Experiences
Interesting Events
Sensory details
Water Studies
Invasive Species
Water to Sea
Week of October 18 - 20
Early Release on Wednesday, October 20. Students dismissed at 12:25
No School the 21st - 22nd
Chapter 2
Multiplication Facts
2.1 Estimation Day 3 (Word Problems)
2.2 Factors Day 1
Develop Listen-to-Reading
Book Genres
Digital Project to help practice with Schoology and introduce what to do if learning needs to occur at home for an extended time.
Unit 1 Week 4
Continue with
Point-of-View writingPerspective of Nature
Outside Learning
Water Studies
Storm Water Continued
Macroinvertebrate in Water
Theaters of Learning (TOL)
Wednesday, October 20
Week of October 11 - 15
Chapter 2
Multiplication Facts
2.1 Estimation
Day 1 and Day 2 Lessons
Math MAPs
Tuesday and Thursday
Unit 1 Week 4
Point-of-View
Perspective of Nature
Outside Learning
Water Studies
A-maze-ing Water
Storm Water
Week of October 4 - 8
Chapter 1
Review
Test
Chapter 2
Pretest
Multiplication Facts
2.1 Estimation
Reading MAPs
Developing Read-to-Self
Unit 1 Week 3
Developing Writing Ideas and Community
Water Studies
Freshwater available
Barren and Vegetation Landscapes - Erosion
Phases of Matter