Happy Sunday!
There is a lot in this post. Please reach out to me if you have any questions.
Homework Change
Students must complete paper ELA homework each day for the next few weeks. We will have digital options again, but we will review the ELA homework before we start each day’s task in the coming weeks. I would prefer students work on ST Math or paper homework as well, but I have aligned Prodigy and Socrates with our standards and classroom content. When we move to math preparation, I will ask that students complete paper math homework as well for a designated period of time.
Snacks
Thanks to parents who have sent in snacks for the class! We use them when we take our breaks in the afternoon. If you would like to send in snacks for the class such as pretzels, goldfish, cheese nips, or string cheese like snacks, please do so. Also, if your student brings in a snack for the afternoon, I’ll have designated eat and write breaks.
Important Dates in the Coming Weeks
Important dates for the next few weeks:
- 3/26: Kona Ice on Campus
- 3/29: Free Dress Day – Baseball Day
- 4/02: MAPs Math Test
- 4/03: STEM Night
- 4/04: MAPs ELA
- 4/13-4/21: Spring Break
- 4/29: SBAC ELA CAT
- 5/02: SBAC ELA Part 1
- 5/07: SBAC ELA Part 2
- 5/10: SBAC Math CAT
- 5/15: SBAC Math Performance Task
Curriculum
Last week, we worked on differentiating between sequence, cause and effect, and comparing and contrasting passages. We participated in an awesome field trip to Lake Mead (thanks for all of your help!). We figured out why some climates are always hot, and we used our previously acquired fraction knowledge to start comparing fractions. Those students who completed their book challenge enjoyeda pizza and cookie party on Thursday. We also wrote informational text pieces and responded to informational text question prompts.
This Week
This week students will work on reviewing all of the ELA standards they have developed throughout the year. They will work to identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes. In math, students will learn to express whole numbers as fractions, and recognize fractions that are equivalent to whole numbers. Examples: Express 3 in the form 3 = 3/1; recognize that 6/1 = 6; locate 4/4 and 1 at the same point of a number line diagram.
I have created some fun events to make our testing preparation and curriculum review more engaging. On Monday, students will learn my expectations for participating in the review events. Students will earn Fornite-like currencies for working hard, taking their time, and producing their best work. The currency for this week will be bricks (like those that are gathered in game). They will store their bricks in their cache. At the end of the day, students who have earned enough bricks will engage in an individual or group activity. An example of this team building or individual activity is the supply run (using spoons to transfer ping -pong balls in a relay race). These events are designed to provide mental breaks for the hard work students will engage in daily. After students finish this portion of the review, I will introduce another team building and engaging activity.
This weeks homework can be found here: 2019-03-25 homework
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