Another busy and exciting week passed us by, and we're gearing up for the final weeks of 2020...(I'm just going to leave it at that...the final weeks of 2020 🙃 ).
Your kids continue to amaze me with their patience and perseverance! We had a pretty rough week, technology wise, but their smiles, laughter, and HELP truly made every ounce of my frustration melt away. 💗
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK📌
MATH:
Last week in math we began Chapter 3: Fractions and Mixed Numbers. Students spent time learning strategies for finding least common multiples and greatest common factors, and applied these skills to simplifying fractions and determining the lowest common denominator. Additionally, students learned how to add and subtract unlike fractions.
READING WORKSHOP:
This week our readers continued moving through our Fiction unit. Students learned that characters come in all shapes and sizes, as we evaluated types of characters in fiction. We also spent time examining conflict, and analyzed plot structure using a plot diagram.
WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Last week our writers continued to explore personal narratives. They examined examples of narratives that focused on valuable lessons learned in life, and practiced incorporating sensory details into their own narratives to engage readers.
SCIENCE:
We began our second science unit of the year, Matter! Our focus for the week was on defining and classifying matter. Students examined how matter can be identified based on its properties and sorted into "states of matter." Additionally, students determined the properties that make something a solid, liquid, or gas.
THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS💡
MATH:
We will continue moving through Chapter 3. Students will examine fractions as decimals, and learn how to add and subtract mixed numbers.
READING WORKSHOP:
Our Fiction unit will come to an end this week. Our final mini-lessons will include elements of drama, dealing with difficulty in understanding vocabulary and texts, uncovering themes, and comparing themes across texts.
WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
This week our writers will continue to explore lessons learned from others. Students will also begin the publication process for a self-selected personal narrative draft.
SCIENCE:
Our Matter unit will continue this week as students explore properties of gases, and heating and cooling matter.
UPCOMING EVENTS📆
Monday, 12/7: Candor Meeting (Q & A Science Behind Drugs) 11:30am
Your kids continue to amaze me with their patience and perseverance! We had a pretty rough week, technology wise, but their smiles, laughter, and HELP truly made every ounce of my frustration melt away. 💗
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK📌
MATH:
Last week in math we began Chapter 3: Fractions and Mixed Numbers. Students spent time learning strategies for finding least common multiples and greatest common factors, and applied these skills to simplifying fractions and determining the lowest common denominator. Additionally, students learned how to add and subtract unlike fractions.
READING WORKSHOP:
This week our readers continued moving through our Fiction unit. Students learned that characters come in all shapes and sizes, as we evaluated types of characters in fiction. We also spent time examining conflict, and analyzed plot structure using a plot diagram.
WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Last week our writers continued to explore personal narratives. They examined examples of narratives that focused on valuable lessons learned in life, and practiced incorporating sensory details into their own narratives to engage readers.
SCIENCE:
We began our second science unit of the year, Matter! Our focus for the week was on defining and classifying matter. Students examined how matter can be identified based on its properties and sorted into "states of matter." Additionally, students determined the properties that make something a solid, liquid, or gas.
THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS💡
MATH:
We will continue moving through Chapter 3. Students will examine fractions as decimals, and learn how to add and subtract mixed numbers.
READING WORKSHOP:
Our Fiction unit will come to an end this week. Our final mini-lessons will include elements of drama, dealing with difficulty in understanding vocabulary and texts, uncovering themes, and comparing themes across texts.
WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
This week our writers will continue to explore lessons learned from others. Students will also begin the publication process for a self-selected personal narrative draft.
SCIENCE:
Our Matter unit will continue this week as students explore properties of gases, and heating and cooling matter.
UPCOMING EVENTS📆
Monday, 12/7: Candor Meeting (Q & A Science Behind Drugs) 11:30am
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