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TUESDAY, January 4, 2022

12/19/2021

Happy New Year!!! I hope you had a wonderful winter break with your families, and enjoyed a restful vacation. Due to our two week absence, this week’s Class News update will only contain our highlights for the week ahead. Look for a regular edition of the ANDERLE ADVENTURES next week!

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS 📌
MATH:
We will begin the second half of Chapter 4. Students will learn how to divide fractions and whole numbers, and continue to practice solving real world fraction problems.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our fifth grade novel study of The Liberation of Gabriel King will begin this week!

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
We will continue moving through our Fiction unit this week. Students will explore fiction writing elements, gather ideas for their writing from pictures, and begin to develop characters, setting, and plot.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Our American Revolution unit will continue this week as we examine the Revolutionary War itself.

UPCOMING EVENTS 📆
Thursday, 1/6: Beauty and the Beast Parent/Student Meeting @7pm
Friday, 1/7: B&tB Audition Packets Sent Home
Monday, 1/17: NO SCHOOL (MLK, Jr. Day)
**Auditions begin during the week of 1/17! More specific information will be given out at our Parent/Student Meeting on Thursday.
Saturday, 1/22: Feed My Starving Children Event! 11:30-1:15pm

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Monday, December 13, 2021

12/11/2021

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Wishing each of you and your families a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year! See you all in 2022! 💗

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK 📌
MATH:
Last week in math we continued moving through Chapter 4. Students learned how to multiply improper fractions and mixed numbers. We also spent time practicing how to solve real world multiplication of fractions problems.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our super readers continued examining Notice and Note Nonfiction. Students used the questioning stance, What Did the Author Think I Already Knew, to help them better understand nonfiction text. We also continued working in our RULES Literature Circle groups; reading, discussing, and exploring fiction elements.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
We held another successful Gallery Walk last week to celebrate our Personal Narrative publications. Our class also began our next writing unit, Fiction! Students were super excited to begin exploring the fiction writing elements.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
We had a great week in social studies as we continued to explore the American Revolution. After examining the Loyalist, Patriot, and Neutralist perspectives, students made a choice for which side of the war they would choose, and supported this choice with specific evidence for their argument. Additionally, our class began examining the creation of the Declaration of Independence. Students learned about the meeting and tasks of the Second Continental Congress, and explored the importance of Thomas Paine's Common Sense pamphlet.

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS 💡
Math:
We will finish up the first half of Chapter 4 this week (multiplication of fractions). We will take a modified version of the chapter test on Tuesday, and spend the remainder of the week continuing to build our fact fluency skills.

READING WORKSHOP:
This week our readers will examine the final questioning stance in N & N Nonfiction: What Changed, Challenged, or Confirmed What I Already Knew. We will also explore the nonfiction signposts Extreme and Absolute Language and Number and Stats. Additionally, our RULES Literature Circle groups will come to an end this week.

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
This week our writers will continue to examine fiction writing!

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Our study of the American Revolution will continue this week as we further explore the Declaration of Independence.

UPCOMING EVENTS 📆
**Final Days of our Winter Break Countdown!**

Tuesday, 12/14: Chapter 4 (Multiplication of Fractions) Math Test
Wednesday, 12/15: Band Concert 7pm @ TMS
Friday, 12/17: ELF Movie Day (PM)
Monday, 12/20-Monday, 1/3: WINTER BREAK!
Tuesday, 1/4: CLASSES RESUME!!

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Monday, December 6, 2021

12/4/2021

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We had a great week back after Thanksgiving, and sure squeezed a lot of fun into each day! One of our biggest highlights was definitely our Boston Massacre virtual field trip on Thursday! Our classroom jury members, magistrates, co-council members, and witnesses listened carefully to the arguments given by John Adams in defense of the soldiers, and Robert Treat Paine, who argued that the redcoats should be found guilty. After considering the testimonies given by several witnesses, our jury voted guilty!

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK💡
MATH:
Last week in math we began Chapter 4: Multiplying and Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers. Students learned how to multiply proper and improper fractions. We also spent time solving real world multiplication of fractions problems.

READING WORKSHOP:
Our readers were busy exploring nonfiction reading strategies, with a side of literature circles! Last week our class examined the Notice & Note Questioning Stance "What Surprised Me?" We learned that it's important to read nonfiction text critically to deepen our understanding of the topic presented. By recording what surprises us as we read helps us read nonfiction text with a critical and questioning eye.
Additionally, our readers began practicing taught discussion skills from earlier this year during our small group literature circles. While reading the novel Rules, students created discussion questions, identified noteworthy quotes and passages, and illustrated key moments from the text. These findings were used to facilitate their first group meetings on Friday!

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Our writers worked super hard last week finishing up the final edits of their personal narratives. Students proofread their work for commonly misspelled words (their, they're, there, its, and it's), punctuation, and run-on sentences. We are excited for today's Personal Narrative Gallery Walk!

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Our study of the American Revolution continued last week! Students examined the varying perspectives of Loyalists, Patriots, and Neutralists and considered each groups' argument for whether or not to declare independence.

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS📌
MATH:
We will continue moving through Chapter 4. Students will practice multiplying improper fractions and mixed numbers.

READING WORKSHOP:
Students will continue to focus on the Notice & Note questioning stance. We will examine What Did the Author Think I Already Knew and What Challenged, Changed, or Confirmed What I Already Knew?

WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
This week in writing we will begin our next unit of study, Fiction!

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Our American Revolution unit will continue this week as we focus on The Shot Heard Round the World and the Declaration of Independence.

UPCOMING EVENTS📆
Monday, 12/6: MATH MAP TEST (am)
Tuesday, 12/7: READING MAP TEST (pm)
Wednesday, 12/8: Individual Math Contest #1 (lunch)
Thursday, 12/9: Team Math Contest #2 (lunch)
Friday, 12/10: Boston Tea Party Virtual Field Trip

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