Monday PE | Tuesday -Cooking Chemistry Out & About -Geek Out | Wednesday ART |
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Students will have math, reading & writing homework this week in addition to reviewing literacy goals on Google Classroom. The writing homework will be some practice on how to write dialogue and it'll be due on Wednesday.
On Tuesday we had an exciting In and About looking at phase change (secret word) through the Great Ice Cube Race! Merlins had to plan and try out different ways to melt matter off their ice cube. The experiment helped us understand how to isolate variables and collect data. All of these tools are great to apply for their own Geek Out project!
Ask how is your Geek Out project coming?
Talk about how they are collecting reliable data for their Geek Out project.
Extend the learning to trying cooking experiments at home.
Literacy
We've started our next book, Tuck Everlasting. The language and writing style are really something to be admired. Plus, the main problem in the book makes for an interesting discussion. A few students elected to work on a different book--The Wild Robot Escapes. Both books serve as an example (or mentor text) to helping us write our own fantasies. Last week we examined how setting affected the story and how the author created an important setting.
Ask, what do you think of your read aloud book?
Talk about how the setting plays an important role in stories.
Extend the learning to read and discuss a fantasy as a family.
6th Grade Math
Application, application, application! We're taking everything we learned from our first 5 blocks and seeing how it applies to geometry. Multiplying mixed numbers and decimals can easily be applied to finding area. Yet, because it adds another layer it can almost feel like re-learning the skills.
Ask how do calculating area and perimeter differ.
Talk about the importance of labeling the answer to an area or perimeter problem.
Extend the learning to find areas and perimeters to measure at home.
5th Grade Math
We powered through our fraction unit test last week, and will be getting it back on Monday! This week's homework? Correct any errors you made on your test, and use the "retake test" to show your new learning. Remember, this is your chance to reflect on the hard work you have done and notice which skills you still have room to grow on.
Ask to look over the test with your 5th grader- a parent signature is part of your homework.
Talk about the type of problem that was trickiest!
Extend the learning to work together on completing corrections.