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May 15 - 19
May 15 - 19
Wednesday, May 31st: EOL and COL
A heads up for the 4th grade parents:
Usually on COL day we have a little party afterward for the 5th graders and their parents. It is tradition that the 4th graders provide snacks for the party. A sign sheet will be coming soon to indicate what you might be willing to bring.
Here is the link to sign up to bring some snacks!
SNACK SIGN UP FOR 4TH GRADE PARENTS
Specials This Week:
Monday : A- Drama
Tuesday: B- Music *at 10:30
Wednesday:C- movement and gym *at 8:30
Thursday: A- drama
Friday: B- music
END OF THE YEAR DATES TO REMEMBER:
5/26 We DO have school, it's a snow makeup day
5/29 NO SCHOOL (Memorial Day)
5/30 5th grade sports day
5/31 4th and 5th grade EOL 8:30, 5th grade COL 9:40, 11:00 5th grade COL party
6/1 K, 1, 2/3 EOL's 9:00-2:00
6/2 5th grade mini-golf and ice cream
6/5 4th and 5th grade POL's: THIS IS A HALF DAY OF SCHOOL (noon release)
6/6 4th and 5th grade POL's all day
6/7 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL- picnic
**THIS IS A HALF DAY OF SCHOOL (noon release)
This Week's Learning Goals:
Math:
4th grade:
Unit 7 pre-assessment
This unit will focus refreshing students on multiplication strategies, fractions, and decimals.
5th grade:
Check out Mr. Scharenbroch's website for 5th grade math updates by clicking THIS LINK.
Writing:
Students are working on writing a "choose your own adventure" story set during The Industrial Revolution/Civil War time.
Timeline for that:
Friday, May 19th all feedback, including self, peer, and adult feedback as well as the FINAL DRAFT are DUE!
Art:
Students should have a drawing based on "American Gothic" for each of the 4 turning points from this trimester.
The Industrial Revolution
The Civil War
The Great Depression
The Civil Rights Movement
In each drawing there should be 2 people, one of them holding an item that would indicate the time period, as well as a background that shows the time period as well.
PBL:
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This trimester we will look at some pivotal turning points in American history.
Those turning points are:
The Industrial Revolution
The Civil War
The Great Depression
The Civil Rights Movement
We will start out with the Industrial Revolution and look into how it helped shape America in terms of communication, transportation, and production.
Reading:
We are looking to have students read 2 books this trimester, in their reading group. We will start with books that are set during the first of the 3 turning points. The second book will be set during The Civil Rights Movement.
We are also going to ask students to dig a bit deeper when it comes to understanding these texts. To do this, during book clubs, we will have students learn and use new reading strategies such as:
comparing and contrasting
inferencing
providing evidence
descriptive language
theme
These are different reading strategies than what we have been doing in the past so students will need a lot of support and guidance when it comes to their book club work.
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