Monday, February 8, 2016

February 8th, 2016

ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • Love & Logic Parent Information Night tonight at 7:00. You need not have attended previous sessions to join us tonight!
  • No school next Monday and Tuesday (Feb. 15-16) -- Mid-Winter Break

MATH
Barber: Strand 5: Using common denominators. Creating class rule of only adding and subtracting like units. 

Brazier: Strand 5 Big Idea #1: “I can only add and subtract like units.”
* ASK: “A 2 X 5 rectangle is one whole. Model seven-fifths. Express this fraction as a mixed number.”
* STRAND 5 DPP DUE ON FEBRUARY 26

Martinez: Divisions with decimals and P.E.M.D.A.S. quiz.


READING WORKSHOP
Barber: “Readers pay attention to the ‘atmosphere’ of a story.”

Brazier: “Readers pay attention to details about the setting - the way a place looks and feels - its emotional atmosphere.”

Martinez: Readers pay attention to the mood of the story.  Book club members come prepared to meetings.
ASK: “Did you do your weekend reading for your Book club?”


WRITING WORKSHOP
Barber: Opinion writers have opinions about all kinds of matters.”

Brazier: “Opinion writers have opinions about matters big and small.”

Martinez: “Opinion writers have opinions about matters big and small.”

SOCIAL STUDIES (Teacher: Mrs. Barber)  
Chapter 10: Activity- Plan a party. Later receive the guidelines.  
*ASK your child how they felt planning our pretend party.  How did it feel after they read the letter from our fake PTA?
         
EXPLORE & DESIGN (Teacher: Mr. Brazier)
Word of the Day (mindfulness). Spelling Sort. Analogies. Word Masters Pre-test. Words Masters word assigned.

SCIENCE (Teacher: Mrs. Martinez)
Human Body Systems packet.






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