4/5 Week 24 News

by | Mar 3, 2018 | In The Loop

Literatura

Our class has officially launched or book club The Call of the Wild.

4/5 grade Dr. Seuss fun!

Students worked on diferent Dr. Seuss projects including quotes and a book review. Make sure you stop by the bulletin board to see their work.

 

Ciencias

Having so much fun measuring our intestines!

Having so much fun measuring our intestines!

This week week our focus on science was on the human digestive system. We defined words related to digestion as the process used by animals to break down complex food items into simple nutrients. We watched a video that showed the chemical digestion in the stomach.  We took a close look at all the parts involved in the human digestive system. We read El sistema digestivo humano, and shared our personal experiences with food, dietary needs, and discussed what it means to be informed consumers when it comes to making good food choices.

Students checking on the decomposers

 

Checking our decomposers.

History & Geography

Czar project!

This week we wrapped up our Early Russia Unit.

 

 

 

 

Our objectives were:

  • students will collect, organize and interpret information from appropriate sources and communicate their findings by completing the Czar Research Project

Sophia’s mom also came into class on Monday and did a presentation on Russia! It was great learning about their alphabet, holidays, and food!

Mathematics

Dr. Seuss read-in!

This week we continued working with multiplying and dividing decimals.

Our objectives were:

  • Multiply tenths and hundredths by 10, 100 and 1,000
  • Multiply tenths and hundredths by multiples of 10, 100, and 1,000
  • Divide tenths and hundredths by a 1-digit whole number
  • round quotients to the nearest tenth or hundredth
  • Divide tenths and hundredths by 10, 100, and 1,000
  • Divide tenths and hundredths by multiples of 10, 100 and 1000

I also asked students to bring in store ads and (if possible) a receipt from the same store for our math lesson on Tuesday!

English Word Work

This week we continued our rotation:

Our rotation days were:

  • teacher meeting: I met with each student to discuss and clarify their new sort
  • vocabulary day: This week our lesson was about homophones. We are adding bridle and fowl to our word wall!

Our spelling test is on Tuesday March 6th!

Specialists

Music with Ms. Erin
 
In February we learned about the movie score composer John Williams, learned famous love songs from the 1950s to present, and we listened to the African American spirituals such as Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, and Wayfaring Stranger. We learned and sang Down by the Riverside,and We Shall Overcome.
In March we will be learning about the elements of songwriting:
– Writing lyrics, and learning to rhyme
– Creating a melody in which to sing our lyrics
– Drumming a rhythm we create for the songs on hand drums
– Choosing major or minor chords to fit the mood of the songs
– Deciding on other instrumentation to add to each song (piano, violin, synth, etc.)
– Recording our songs with a multi-tracking program
– Sharing our creations with you!
Dear SWS families,
It was so fun having Valentines Day on a Wednesday this year! Thank you so much for
all the sweet Valentine cards, chocolate, and beautiful flowers!
This month the students did a variety of art projects:
• Clay Pottery
Many thanks to Ms. Karen for teaching the students about coil pottery and
showing them how to use glazes to create Native American patterns.
• Valentines Day Pictures
The 4th and 5th grade students did a variety of Valentine projects, including a
Woven Paper heart.
• Snow Day!
• Black History Month: Faith Ringold Story Quilts
We discussed Faith Ringold’s book Tar Beach, which is based on one of her
famous Story Quilts of the same name.
The Objectives were:
Draw a picture of yourself doing a favorite activity, using basic
shapes, with oil pastels. Great start everyone!
Review correct proportions in a body, such as size of head
compared to body, and length of arms and legs.
Next week:
Add background shapes to create a setting. Use this as the center of
your quilt design.
Use scrapbook papers as “fabric” to create a quilt border.