Good evening everyone!
I apologize for the late weekly blog (and for not blogging last week).
Here is a peek into what is left of our week:
Reading/Writing/Language: In reading, we are in the final week of unit 2. Our focus is solely on inquiry. We are researching sharks to learn about their habitat, hunting habits, and threats. We have been evaluating sources for credibility and reliability. We learned how to use skimming and scanning to help with this. We then took notes on the articles we determined were reliable. We will then create a presentation on slides to present to small groups in class. This inquiry project is getting us ready for our animal expository reports. We choose our animal today and began research during library time. We will continue to work on researching this week, and finish up our research next week. We will then be ready to begin writing our five-paragraph essay on our animals.
Math: In math, we are continuing to work through division. We are learning a variety of different strategies, including estimating, dividing using the distributive property, and checking our quotients with multiplication. We will continue to work our way towards the standard algorithm next week and into the beginning of the new year.
Social Studies: This week we will be visiting our Nations Capital and New York City. This will lead us to the end of chapter 4 and the Northeast region of the United States.
Montana History: I would like to extend a thank you to all of you that were able to donate time and supplies to our Montana birthday celebration. We couldn't do it without your help!
In Montana history this week, we are creating a study guide for the state symbols. We will take a short quiz on next Tuesday (December 19) to test our knowledge of what we have been learning in Montana History. The quiz will be fill-in the blank with a word bank (however, the word bank will have extra words). Look for a study guide to come home tomorrow!
This week:
- On Friday, I will be out of school for our first away basketball game. We will be in Casper, Wyoming. Please do not hesitate to get ahold of me by email if you need anything.
Next week:
-On Monday, we will be taking the first of two NWEA winter test. We will take the reading test Monday morning. Please make sure your student gets a good nights rest and gets a good breakfast! (We will take the NWEA math test after we return from break).
-Friday, December 22, is our last day of school before we let out for a break. (School Resumes January 3, 2018).
I apologize for the late weekly blog (and for not blogging last week).
Here is a peek into what is left of our week:
Reading/Writing/Language: In reading, we are in the final week of unit 2. Our focus is solely on inquiry. We are researching sharks to learn about their habitat, hunting habits, and threats. We have been evaluating sources for credibility and reliability. We learned how to use skimming and scanning to help with this. We then took notes on the articles we determined were reliable. We will then create a presentation on slides to present to small groups in class. This inquiry project is getting us ready for our animal expository reports. We choose our animal today and began research during library time. We will continue to work on researching this week, and finish up our research next week. We will then be ready to begin writing our five-paragraph essay on our animals.
Math: In math, we are continuing to work through division. We are learning a variety of different strategies, including estimating, dividing using the distributive property, and checking our quotients with multiplication. We will continue to work our way towards the standard algorithm next week and into the beginning of the new year.
Social Studies: This week we will be visiting our Nations Capital and New York City. This will lead us to the end of chapter 4 and the Northeast region of the United States.
Montana History: I would like to extend a thank you to all of you that were able to donate time and supplies to our Montana birthday celebration. We couldn't do it without your help!
In Montana history this week, we are creating a study guide for the state symbols. We will take a short quiz on next Tuesday (December 19) to test our knowledge of what we have been learning in Montana History. The quiz will be fill-in the blank with a word bank (however, the word bank will have extra words). Look for a study guide to come home tomorrow!
This week:
- On Friday, I will be out of school for our first away basketball game. We will be in Casper, Wyoming. Please do not hesitate to get ahold of me by email if you need anything.
Next week:
-On Monday, we will be taking the first of two NWEA winter test. We will take the reading test Monday morning. Please make sure your student gets a good nights rest and gets a good breakfast! (We will take the NWEA math test after we return from break).
-Friday, December 22, is our last day of school before we let out for a break. (School Resumes January 3, 2018).