Important Announcements
~ Tomorrow is our first vestry chapel. Students should be here at 7:45.
~ Next Monday is the MLK Jr. Holiday. Enjoy your 3 - day weekend.
Math
We are continuing to work our way through unit 7. A few of the things we will be learning about in this unit are; scientific notation, the use of parentheses, the rules for order of operations (PEMDAS) and the construction of line graphs. Our assessment will be next Thursday and Friday. I will be having a review tutorial on Thursday afternoon.
Social Studies
We are learning about The Constitutional Convention in a way that is similar to centers you might typically see in younger grades. We have five different centers; Convention leaders/the framers, the New Jersey Plan vs the Virginia Plan, The Great Compromise and the 3/5 Compromise, a reader's theater on state's rights, and an inquiry station where students are able to learn more about topics that interest them specifically. The students have been through one out of five stations; they will complete the other four this week. Next week, we will begin our study of the Constitution and the branches of government.
Reading
In our book clubs this week, we will be doing a deeper investigation into the importance of setting in historical fiction. We will be creating timelines to track how the historical events in the book affect the characters actions. We will also be looking at the emotional tone of the time. Our five book clubs are reading books set during The Great Depression, Pearl Harbor, The Civil Rights Movement, The Salem Witch Trials, and life at the end of the Civil War. All of these times have distinct emotional tones. It is important for students to realize that there's more to setting than just when and where.
Writing
Writing historical fiction is fun, but challenging. The first step is to do an in-depth study into the time period you're going to write about. For writing homework this week, I have given the students a packet of information on life in the 1800s. They will be reading the packet and taking notes. Later in the week, they will use those notes to brainstorm themes and issues that their characters might have faced at the time.
In grammar this week, we will be starting our study of all things ver related.
Homework
~ Reading Comp: Pandora
~ Writing: See above
~ Math: POW
~ Current Event Thursday
~ Tomorrow is our first vestry chapel. Students should be here at 7:45.
~ Next Monday is the MLK Jr. Holiday. Enjoy your 3 - day weekend.
Math
We are continuing to work our way through unit 7. A few of the things we will be learning about in this unit are; scientific notation, the use of parentheses, the rules for order of operations (PEMDAS) and the construction of line graphs. Our assessment will be next Thursday and Friday. I will be having a review tutorial on Thursday afternoon.
Social Studies
We are learning about The Constitutional Convention in a way that is similar to centers you might typically see in younger grades. We have five different centers; Convention leaders/the framers, the New Jersey Plan vs the Virginia Plan, The Great Compromise and the 3/5 Compromise, a reader's theater on state's rights, and an inquiry station where students are able to learn more about topics that interest them specifically. The students have been through one out of five stations; they will complete the other four this week. Next week, we will begin our study of the Constitution and the branches of government.
Reading
In our book clubs this week, we will be doing a deeper investigation into the importance of setting in historical fiction. We will be creating timelines to track how the historical events in the book affect the characters actions. We will also be looking at the emotional tone of the time. Our five book clubs are reading books set during The Great Depression, Pearl Harbor, The Civil Rights Movement, The Salem Witch Trials, and life at the end of the Civil War. All of these times have distinct emotional tones. It is important for students to realize that there's more to setting than just when and where.
Writing
Writing historical fiction is fun, but challenging. The first step is to do an in-depth study into the time period you're going to write about. For writing homework this week, I have given the students a packet of information on life in the 1800s. They will be reading the packet and taking notes. Later in the week, they will use those notes to brainstorm themes and issues that their characters might have faced at the time.
In grammar this week, we will be starting our study of all things ver related.
Homework
~ Reading Comp: Pandora
~ Writing: See above
~ Math: POW
~ Current Event Thursday