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Mr. Koske, Mr. Diaz, Ms. Braithwaite, Ms. Braem, Mr. McCormack
Transdisciplinary Unit: How We Organize Ourselves.
Transdisciplinary Unit: How We Organize Ourselves.
Central Idea: Systems are designed to help humans function.
Central Idea: Systems are designed to help humans function.
Lines of Inquiry:
Lines of Inquiry:
Organize government establishes rights, freedowms and responsibilites for its citizens.
Citizens have responsibilities.
Systems are created to protect individuals rights and freedom.
Learner Profiles:
Learner Profiles:
Knowledgeable
Principled
Communicator
ATL Skills:
ATL Skills:
Communication Skills
Thinking Skills
Research Skills
Key Concepts:
Key Concepts:
Function
Responsibilities
Causation
Old Stone House
Old Stone House
Our field trip to Old Stone House was very informative to students to learn about how the American Revolution. Students learned about how the Battle of Brooklyn happened. Students read about different groups that were apart of the Battle of Brooklyn. They had to be thinkers about what that group did during the Battle and the roll they played. Each class created a map that recreated the groups and how the Battle of Brooklyn was fought. They also learned about the significance of the Old Stone House.
Reading:
Reading:
Our essential question is: "Why do we need Government?"
Our essential question is: "Why do we need Government?"
We will be reading different passages that give different perspectives on our government. We will also be reading about how our government was created.
Math:
Math:
Students will be inquriers and thinkers about fractions during their assessment. How to add, subtract, make equivalent, and compare fractions with the same or different denominators.
Students will be inquriers and thinkers about fractions during their assessment. How to add, subtract, make equivalent, and compare fractions with the same or different denominators.
Writing:
Writing:
We will be looking at the branches of our government. Students will then compare the similarities and differences between two branches of the government.
We will be looking at the branches of our government. Students will then compare the similarities and differences between two branches of the government.
Students will get to select their two branches that they want to compare.
The Language Policy and What That Means in Our Classroom:
The Language Policy and What That Means in Our Classroom:
In our classroom.... Language is part of our curriculum. In 4th grade, we introduce weekly vocabulary words from the texts we read, encourage the use of content area vocabulary, and push students to extend their thinking while communicating their ideas. In math we are using language to explain our work in math. For example, explain how you got your answer, tell us how to solve this answer. We also believe in ewncouraging use of other languages, our classrooms have thing labeled in different languages, we have anchor charts and posters that help us to use language to explain our thinking.
In our classroom.... Language is part of our curriculum. In 4th grade, we introduce weekly vocabulary words from the texts we read, encourage the use of content area vocabulary, and push students to extend their thinking while communicating their ideas. In math we are using language to explain our work in math. For example, explain how you got your answer, tell us how to solve this answer. We also believe in ewncouraging use of other languages, our classrooms have thing labeled in different languages, we have anchor charts and posters that help us to use language to explain our thinking.
Reminders:
Reminders:
No School - 2/14 - 2/21
No Afterschool - 2/4, 2/11, 2/25
Spirit Week - Week of 2/9
Monday - Wear your favorite sports team
Tuesday - Dress as a decade (50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's)
Wednesday - Dress as an old person or Wear 100 on your clothes
Thursday - Wear red, pink, or hearts
Friday - Pajama Day
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