Monday P.E. | Tuesday Out and About | Wednesday Art | Thursday Geek Out | Friday Art |
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Upcoming Out & Abouts:
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- We ask that students do not bring any valuables with them as they will place coats, backpacks (if applicable), water bottles, and lunches on shelves/bins upon arrival. They will not be locked. We will remind students to leave valuables and phones at school before we leave.
- The “Experience Oregon” exhibit contains guns and a KKK hood as these objects represent parts of Oregon's history. “Experience Oregon” strives to share an honest history that is inclusive of the differing experiences of its many people. If you have questions about this, please feel free to reach out to me via email before Tuesday.
- We will not be visiting the gift shop.
Homework This Week
- Reading: Read the newsletter on Monday, and read a book of choice Tuesday-Thursday! Don't forget to tie in your reading goals!
- Writing: Spelling. See the back of the spelling list to review each night's task.
- Math: expect a 20 minute assignment each day.
Project
This week in project, we started our colonial simulation by randomly choosing colonies, starting to build some understanding around what being a colonist will mean, and diving into understanding maps! We learned about what different geographical (*secret word*) features are called, and how to read a map’s legend and scale. Later in the week, we learned how to use latitude and longitude to find different locations on a map, and add our own land features! We have one more map activity before each group tallies up their points and decides what supplies to buy for the journey ahead!
Ask: What is your favorite way to remember which lines are latitude and which are longitude? The ladder? Picturing the world map and the long side? Your own method? Extend the learning: have your student show you how to read coordinates with this game!
Writing
This week in writing, we discussed the different uses of research and learned that research often starts with a question. Our research (as you may guess) is on the colonial era. We are helping each other learn about the colonial setting by researching different elements of it in pairs. We are learning about how things like jobs, clothing, religion, tools, travel and school were different then than they are now.
Ask your student which topic they are going to be researching, and whether or not they have any guiding questions yet.
Extend the learning by discussing the photos in these slides, or found photos online of re-enacted colonial era artifacts.
Reading
In reading this week, we started our historical fiction books. These books are set in various points throughout history, but are all based at some time in the past. We started practicing jotting down page numbers this week, so that we could remember where to look for evidence. Meanwhile, in our packets, we made inferences about the main character in our read aloud, Isabel, as well as each of the main characters in our own books.
Ask your student what they think of their main character so far, or what we noticed about the main character in the class read-aloud Chains.
Extend the learning by brainstorming what books you all (or just your student) may have read in the past, that could have held some bits of historical fiction.
5th Grade Math
In fifth grade math, we practiced using number lines to add and subtract decimal numbers. Students honed their skills with using differencing, removal, and constant differencing. We then moved in to conversions and learned about different units of measure, and how we can use place value and the powers of ten to understand metric system conversions. We finished the week by applying our knowledge of the powers of ten and practiced division of multi-digit numbers.
Ask: How many millimeters equals 1 meter? How many milliliters equals 1 liter? How many milligrams equals 1 gram? What is the pattern?
6th Grade Math
In sixth grade math, we learned a process called renaming that allows us to subtract mixed numbers as if they were whole numbers, even if the first numerator is smaller than the second! One thing that we know for sure is that in order to do any adding and subtracting with fractions, we need to know how to find the Lowest Common Denominator, and we always always always SIMPLIFY!
Ask your student if they prefer to add two mixed numbers by renaming or using two improper fractions.
Extend the learning by watching these khan academy videos with your student with the volume off. Ask your student if they can teach you what the video is showing! The first video shows adding, and the second shows subtracting!