Notes for Families
What is happening in class…. Reading - We will continue our Women’s history month unit finishing the chapter book Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls Rights. Students will focus on character development, character traits, and character’s response to challenges throughout the story. Students will work on word work and expand their vocabulary. Math- Students will continue Unit 6, focusing on exploring quadrilaterals, measure and plot distances to the nearest ½ inch, perimeter, use multiplication/division diagrams to make sense of and solve number stories, play ‘Multiplication Top-It’ to practice larger facts, and lastly use parentheses in number sentences. Students will practice skills in math games during centers. We will review new math vocabulary terms to continue building their academic vocabulary. Writing - Students will continue their second opinion writing project. Students will continue research for their opinion writing on making a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when an environment changes and the types of animals living there may change. Students will write their first draft this week. Social Studies - We will begin our Women’s History Month unit by reading texts each day learning about different influential people in history. Students have a ‘take-home project’ for Women’s History Month due March 23rd. Please take a look with your child to prepare. We will also review Map Skills this week through different forms of maps; topography, physical, road map, etc. Science - Students will continue learning about biomes, animal adaptations and survival in different climates, discussing animal needs like food water, temperature, habitat, and types of predators matching it to the climate that best suits the animal for survival. This is tied in with our opinion writing unit as students write about climate change affecting animal survival in different climates. Homework: Monday: 6.9 Homelink & Reading Log Tuesday: 6.10 Homelink & Reading Log Wednesday: 6.11 Homelink & Reading Log Thursday: Review Packet & Reading Log Friday: No Homework :)
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