Literatura
This week we read Roxaboxen. Our objectives were:
- to use comprehension strategies such as asking questions and making connections to construct meaning from the text
- to use the comprehension skill Author’s Point of View as we read the story the second time
- students will demonstrate their understanding of grammar, vocabulary, and writing that was studied during this unit on the unit assessment
Next week we will begin our new unit Dinero!
Matemáticas
St. Patrick’s Day fun!
Showing off Science poster!
St. Patrick’s Day fun!
This week we continued working on Real-World Problems with Measurement. Our objectives were:
- draw bar models to solve two-step measurement problems
- choose the operations to solve problems
- write and solve two-step measurement problems
- show mastery and understanding of using bar models to solve measurement problems involving one or two steps on the chapter test
Next week we will begin our new chapter Bar Graphs!
History & Geography
Social studies with Ms. Marci
This week we continued unit on Native Americans: Regions and Cultures. We read about the Mississippian Mound Builders and the Ancestral Pueblo Native Americans. The students had a chance to do some research on the Chromebooks about these two groups. Kate and Della shared some items and information about Native Americans and how these things related to their own history.
Our objectives were to:
• explain how Native Americans adapted to their environment and how these environments contributed to their cultural identity
• explain that Native Americans still lived throughout North America
• locate on a map of North America the Mississippi River and surrounding areas where Mound Builders lived
• identify three of the groups of Native Americans that are referred to as Mound Builders: Adena, Hopewell, and Mississippian
• describe the various food sources and dwellings of the Mound Builders as related to their environment
• describe some characteristics of the Mound Builders cultures, including their religious beliefs
• locate the southwest region of North America on a map and describe some of the physical characteristics
• describe the various food sources and dwellings of the Ancestral Pueblo as related to their environment
• describe some characteristics of the Ancestral Pueblo cultures, including religious beliefs
• explain that the Ancestral Pueblo left their homes quite suddenly, migrated to new areas in the same region, and establish new settlements, some of which still exist today
Social studies with Ms. Laura
We debated whether or not young America should declare war on Great Britain. President James Madison DOES declare war. We talked about James and Dolley Madison and we worked together to prepare skits about what happened when the British burned the President’s House (now The White House). We read an historical novel, An American Army of Two by Janet Greeson. We learned aboaut Andrew Jackson’s role in the final battle of the war. We all participated in a readers’ theater play about the Battle of Baltimore and the writing of “The Star Spangled Banner.”
Science
This week in our science domain, Astronomy, we finished our research projects. The students really impressed me with their ability to work together and come up with some very creative posters. In our read aloud we read about the galaxies.
Our objectives were to:
• identify the sun as a constant source of heat and light energy
• classify the sun as a star
• identify our planet earth as the third planet from the sun and ideally suited for
• describe the characteristics of a planet
• describe the eight planets of our solar system and their sequence from the sun
• identify our solar system as a son and all the smaller bodies that orbit it, e. g., the planets, moons, asteroids, etc
• describe stars as hot, distance, and made of gas
• describe a galaxy as a very large cluster of many stars
• identify the Milky Way as our own Galaxy in a drama as the closest spiral galaxy in our universe
• describe the universe as a vast space that extends beyond the imagination
English Word Work
Spelling groups got their new sorts on Monday. Because of the short week they will have their spelling test this following Monday, spelling homework is due at this time as well. In our journals we used the word of the week “prank”. I think several used this opportunity to plan something special for April Fool’s day.