We hope everyone has a wonderful break! We can't wait to see everyone back at school and hear about adventures!
Coming up after the break...
Writing- We will continue our opinion writing unit. We will be reading some opinion articles on various topics and begin planning for our opinion pieces. We will practice some strategies such as making a pro/con list and thinking about our audience when planning our papers.
Reading-While we read our Extended Text (Shades of Gray) we will also be studying informational books and articles. We are going to focus on Main Idea and supporting details this week. We will be reading Civil War related pieces to support our Social Studies standards.
We are also going to get an early start on a Quarter 2 reading incentive. Instead of a traditional reading log students will get a "Bingo board" where each square represents a different reading challenge. For example, some of the squares say: "Read a biography", "Write down 3 facts you learned while reading" and "Read 2 books with the same author". Students will have until December 16th to work on this board. The idea is to get a full blackout and earn the class prize of a pizza party! Students can use books they read at home or at school to complete the board.
Math- We will continue practicing division strategies after the break. Here is a link to a video that shows an example of the partial quotients division strategy.
Social Studies- We finished up our battle presentations this week! Next week we will focus on Reconstruction and life after the Civil War. By the end of the week we will begin a big summative assignment known as an IDM. This stands for Inquiry Design Model. Students will be given the big question: Does Location Matter? We will look at articles, maps and graphics to determine if location mattered to civilians after the war.
Don't forget that your classroom directory forms are due back the Monday after break!
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