Buddy Day

We had a great day with our buddies! First, we went to an assembly celebrating people's talents. Our classmate, Nate told the school about his amazing dirt biking talent! The students also worked with their buddies to make a marshmallow and toothpick bear den. Their den had to be big enough to hold a paper polar bear.

Weekly Happenings 1.22-1.26

Hello! I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Here is what's happening this week:

Writing: We will work on drafting the first two chapters of their information books this week. The first chapter will be an overview of the causes of the Revolutionary War. The second chapter will focus on a specific cause of the war. We will work on how to elaborate their notes in their writing.

Word Study: We will spend this week sorting their words, learning the meaning, and completing activities to learn the spelling. The tests will be January 31.

Science: We will spending this week

Math: We will spend the beginning of this week reviewing for the test. There are a lot of new concepts being tested. Please help your child study. Their study guide went home today. I've also encouraged them to take home pages from the math book for extra review. The test will now be Wednesday, Jan. 24th. On Thursday, we will start the next chapter. They will learn how to add and subtract fractions.

Reading:  We will continue taking notes on the specific cause they are writing about. They will work on paraphrasing the text in their notes. We will also study primary sources to get new information about their topic. 

Important Dates:

1.24 - Early Release and Buddies (wear maroon, Concord shirt)
1.26 - Concord Family Bingo Night (at Truman) - 6:30
2.7 - Early Release

Fraction Anchor Charts

Here are the many anchor charts we've been using in math. These will be helpful when studying for the math test.

Density Lab

To learn more about density, the students created their own boats. They used only a piece of foil to build a boat that could hold math tiles. One boat held 200 tiles before sinking!  

Coding Creations

Aiden has been working hard on a video game he is coding himself. Today, he shared his creation with the class!

Weekly Happenings 1.16-1.19

Hello! I hope everyone had a great long weekend! Hopefully, you all managed to stay warm!

Here is what's happening this week:

Writing: We are officially starting the next writing unit! In this unit, the students will write an informational book about the causes of the American Revolution. The students will study an example piece before they begin writing. They will also create a plan for the chapters of their book.

Word Study: The students have new words. We will spend this week sorting their words, learning the meaning, and completing activities to learn the spelling.

Science: We are moving back to science. This chapter covers the properties of matter. The students will learn how to identify matter using the different properties. They will also learn how to measure mass, volume, and density.

Math: We are still plugging away with fractions! This week we will learn how to represent mixed numbers by decomposing them into a sum of whole numbers and unit fractions, and how to write mixed numbers and improper numbers. To allow more time for mastery of these skills we are going to push back the test. The test will now be Wednesday, Jan. 24th.

Reading:  This week the students will learn that when researchers take notes, they read a chunk of the text straight through and pause to talk it over in their mind before they record the important parts.  We will also focus on synthesizing texts about the same sub-topic. Each reading group will be focusing on a specific cause of the Revolutionary War. They will be reading multiple texts on the same topic. They will need to know how to find new information and recognize what information they already recorded in their notes. 

Important Dates:

1.19 - AbilityAwareness
1.24 - Early Release and Buddies (wear maroon, Concord shirt)
1.26 - Concord Family Bingo Night (at Truman) - 6:30

Message of the Day

We sure have some crazy talents in this class!