Monday PE | Tuesday In and About | Wednesday ART | Thursday ELC -- Dr. Seuss theme! | Friday -ASM, Merlins present! 9:45 -School Dance 5:30-7:00 District Office |
Important Upcoming Dates February 26th--Territorial Seed fundraiser gets started March 2nd--ASM, Merlins present March 13th-Oregon Historical Society trip rescheduled March 26-30--Spring break April 2nd -- Complete this Returning Student Form by April 2 to hold your student's space for 2018-19. |
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Homework - some differences this week!
Goals: We didn't do a new goal on Friday, so please make sure you've taken time to reflect with your kiddo from the 9th. As a family, log on to your child's Google Classroom and ask them to share their new goal reflection! This online document will be a way for your Level 3-er to track their progress on goals this spring. Please support them by looking at new entries each Monday and adding thoughts about successes or goals they have at home.
Writing: Spelling--for real this week
Reading: The usual - read the newsletter as a family on Monday. Read a book of your choice the other nights, or catch up on lit circle if you fall behind.
Math: Daily math homework - check your child's agenda or contact teacher
Project
We wrapped up the first part to our colonial simulation. Doing so helped us to see what made for a successful colony and we compared this to what historians documented as traits to a successfully colony. We had a lot of fun cooking colonial recipes, thanks to Amy's strategic O&A planning. Part of this unit is also to take a hard look at those perspectives outside of the Europeans who established settlements. We'll be focusing on Native Americans for the next two weeks as we write informative pieces about how their experience of Colonial America was much different than that of Europeans.
Ask what was successful for you that actual colonists struggled with?
Talk about which recipes your student cooked and enjoyed making.
Extend the learning to look at who suffered during the times Europeans colonized the New World.
Literacy
We continue to read our historical fiction books and think about the big issues from our Nation's past. Students received feedback on their stories and sought to find ways to make the story better. And, as I mentioned above we'll be focusing on the Native American experience while learning the information / expository writing process.
Ask what's been happening in your historical fiction book?
Talk about how issues from your historical fiction apply to the present day.
Extend the learning by reading historical fiction together as a family.
6th Grade Math
Many students are now using their fraction knowledge and applying it to a new setting. Some are looking at how we use fractions in geometry--specifically finding perimeter, area, surface area and volume. Others are applying their knowledge of fractions and applying it to ratios. Others are solidifying their understanding of multiplying and dividing by fractions.
Ask how are you currently applying your knowledge of fractions?
Talk about the error report from the week and what it helped your student to understand.
Extend the learning by finding a fraction math project at home!
5th Grade Math
Some of us were a little afraid of long division, but 5th graders rocked it this week! We talked about some strategies to help break it down, like creating a multiplication table for ourselves, or drawing a picture of a word problem. Homework this week will give you a chance to practice in different ways - practice is the only way to get the hang of all the steps it takes to divide!
Ask what's a dividend? divisor? quotient?
Talk about the best way to estimate your answer before you dive in.
Extend the learning by looking for real-life uses of division.