What's Going On...
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Specials Schedule:
Monday:
9:50 - 10:30 Library
Tuesday
10:30 - 11:10 Drama/Music
1:15 - 1:55 Dance
Wednesday
10:30 - 11:10 Spanish
2:30 - 3:20 PE
Thursday
10:30 - 11:10 Drama/Music
Friday
10:30 - 11:10 Art
2:00 - 2:40 Spanish
Snack Announcement: This year our recess/lunch period is from 11:35 - 12:20. Students will go to recess first and then lunch. Lunch will begin at 11:57. Since lunch is much later than the students are used to they are allowed to bring a morning snack with them and, of course, a water bottle. Please try to keep their snacks healthy! Make sure to pack it separate from their lunch as well!
Class Dojo Announcement: I will be using Dojo in my classroom more frequently than before. I will also be showing behavior that negatively impacts the class as well. If students get three negatives in a day a form will be sent home to write an improvement plan. This is to be completed that night and signed by a parent. If a student gets 10 in a week I will contact you to schedule a conference to discuss this behavior. We have a lot to accomplish this year and we need to work even harder than before! Please contact me with any questions.
Young Author's: The young author's celebration will be held on the evening May 15, 2018. Students received their Realistic Fiction pieces. They may use this as their piece. All they need to do now is bind it and add illustrations if they want to. They may turn it in anytime before the date. This is optional. If they want to read part of their story at the celebration then it is mandatory that they submit it!
End of the Year MAPS Schedule
Monday, 5/14/18, 8:45-10:30 - English Language Arts
Monday, 5/21/18, 8:45-10:30 - Math
Please make sure your child is well rested, fed, and on time for school! They will rock this!
In The Classroom
Language Arts: This week students will move forward in the novel. They will read through the end of Chapter 20 in The Secret Garden and continue to analyze what they read through figurative language, setting, conflict, and character change. Students will also continue on a poetry unit. This week students will use a Poetry Peace Map to think about the elements of poetry as they read. They will also use these to help answer questions as they begin to not only write poetry but read it as well. We will begin units 5 and 6 in our root study. Root study packets will be due next Monday, 4/30. Students will publish their simile/allusion acrostic poem and begin writing cinquains.
Latin and Greek Roots Units 5 and 6:
- dict - say, declare - Latin
- dictate
- contradict
- edict
- scrib/script - write - Latin
- inscription
- transcript
- prescription
- graph/gram - write, draw, describe, record - Greek
- autobiography
- telegram
- calligraphy
- graphic
- chron - time - Greek
- chronological
- chronically
- chronincle
- chrongraph
- temp - time - Latin
- temporary
- contemporary
- loc - place - Greek
- location
- local
- allocate
- dislocate
Math: In math students will continue to learn about multiplying and dividing with fractions in small groups. As a whole group we will begin a topic on finding equivalent units of measure.
Science: Students will continue the weather and climate unit.
Social Studies: Students will take the Southeast test on Tuesday. They will then begin their tour of the Midwest. Students will continue to add to ThingLink. By Friday, 5/4, students should have at least 4 tags OR their 4 paragraphs done.
- Current Events Projects: Students were assigned their current events project date and given the requirements and rubric. You can also find them below. Each student is only responsible for one project. Below is the schedule.
- 4/26, Mazlin
- 4/27 Isaiah
- 4/30 Talia
- 5/1 Sam
- 5/2 Will H.
- 5/3 Mila, Vivian
- 5/7 Regan, Clara
- 5/8 Nunzio
- 5/9 Charlie
- 5/10 Belen, Sasha
- 5/11 Sydney
- 5/14 Oren
- 5/15 Ryan
- 5/16 Gigi
- 5/17 Tayla
- 5/18 Isai
- 5/21 Devan
- 5/22 Leo
- 5/23 Claire
- 5/24 Liam C., Liam G
- 5/25 Georgia
- 5/29 Teddy
- 5/30 Nolis
- 5/31 Will J.
Tests: Social Studies Southeast (Tuesday, 4/24)
Quizzes:
Projects: ThingLink: 4 paragraphs or 4 tags (Due Friday, 5/4)
| thinglink_instructions.pdf |
| current_events_doc.doc |
| current_events_rubric.doc |
