- It has been great using our new Bloomz app to monitor classroom behavior. The class has found it very motivating! Please let me know if you are not able to access their behavior points and I will do my best to help.
- Fall Conferences have begun! If you haven't already, please sign up for a time that works for your schedule. Please visit this link to sign up. If you are not interested in one at this time, or unable to find a time that works with your schedule, please send me an email.
- Friday, December 2nd is an early release day. School will be dismissed at 1:15PM. A Google form will be sent out soon, so you can let me know how your child will be going home.
- Tuesday, December 6th from 6:30-8:00 is Literacy Night! Mark your calendars!
- Dining for Dollars at Freddy's on Friday, December 9th from 5-8PM
- Track Out Day is Wednesday, December 21st. Report cards will be going home that day.
What We Are Learning This Week:
Reading:
This week in reading the students will continue to learn about firsthand and secondhand accounts in nonfiction texts. They will also learn how firsthand accounts can sometimes have bias, as well as discuss which account is more reliable or trustworthy. Throughout this unit the students will work on strengthening their written responses through "Push Your Thinking".
Differences Between Firsthand
& Secondhand Accounts:
*A Firsthand Account
of an event or topic is based on an
author’s personal experience. The author
uses pronouns such as I, me, and we to describe the event or topic. Diaries, autobiographies, and letters are
considered to be firsthand accounts.
*A Secondhand
account
of an event or topic is based on an
author’s research, rather than personal experience. The author uses pronouns such as he, she, and
they to describe the event or topic.
Encyclopedia entries, biographies, and textbooks are considered to be
secondhand accounts.
W Questions You Can Ask Your Child at Home:
*Is this a firsthand or secondhand account of _____________?
*What details from the text support your answer?
*How do you think the reader might benefit from reading both accounts?
*Which type of text (firsthand or secondhand) is more reliable?
*How does the author know these details? Was he or she present at the event?
Writing:
This week the students will start their next research/informational writing project. This project will focus on different types of energy. This week, the students will choose their topic, as well as focus on the questions that will guide their research. Then, they will start finding facts from a variety of different sources to answer their research questions. The students will focus on taking strong notes in their own words, citing their sources, and making sure to include the Fab 5 in their planning.
Questions You Can Ask Your Child at Home:
*Which type of energy did you choose to research and why?
*What are your research questions?
*How are you coming with your research? Can you explain to me how your type of energy works?
*Tell me more about the Fab 5 that you should include in your writing.
Math:
This week in math the students will be finishing up their first geometry unit in preparation for their assessment on Wednesday. The students will be expected to describe shapes based on their angles and whether they have parallel and perpendicular lines. They will also need to know that a circle has 360 degrees and the size of a circle does not affect the number of degrees that it has. On Thursday, the students will start to measure angles using a protractor.
Questions You Can Ask Your Child at Home:
*What type of angles are a square? Trapezoid? Hexagon?
*What type of lines (parallel or perpendicular or both) are in a square? Trapezoid? Hexagon?
*How many one degree turns are in a 60 degree angle?
*How many degrees are in a circle?
*How many degrees are in a straight angle?
*How many degrees are in a right angle?
Science:
Last week the students started their science unit with Mrs. Wade. The students will be investigating electricity this week. The students will learn which components are needed to build a circuit. Then, they will learn the difference between conductors and insulators. The use of a switch will also be explored, and the students will learn the difference between open and closed circuits.
Questions You Can Ask Your Child at Home:
*What components are needed to build a circuit?
*What is the difference between conductors and insulators?
*What is the difference between open and closed circuits?
Questions You Can Ask Your Child at Home:
*Which type of energy did you choose to research and why?
*What are your research questions?
*How are you coming with your research? Can you explain to me how your type of energy works?
*Tell me more about the Fab 5 that you should include in your writing.
Math:
This week in math the students will be finishing up their first geometry unit in preparation for their assessment on Wednesday. The students will be expected to describe shapes based on their angles and whether they have parallel and perpendicular lines. They will also need to know that a circle has 360 degrees and the size of a circle does not affect the number of degrees that it has. On Thursday, the students will start to measure angles using a protractor.
Questions You Can Ask Your Child at Home:
*What type of angles are a square? Trapezoid? Hexagon?
*What type of lines (parallel or perpendicular or both) are in a square? Trapezoid? Hexagon?
*How many one degree turns are in a 60 degree angle?
*How many degrees are in a circle?
*How many degrees are in a straight angle?
*How many degrees are in a right angle?
Science:
Last week the students started their science unit with Mrs. Wade. The students will be investigating electricity this week. The students will learn which components are needed to build a circuit. Then, they will learn the difference between conductors and insulators. The use of a switch will also be explored, and the students will learn the difference between open and closed circuits.
Questions You Can Ask Your Child at Home:
*What components are needed to build a circuit?
*What is the difference between conductors and insulators?
*What is the difference between open and closed circuits?
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