Literatura
Reading our story of the week!
This week we read La peluquería del tío Jed.
Our objectives were:
- review and use effective story starters and finishers
- review the endings -ado and -mente and create an anchor chart together
- use the comprehension strategies predicting and summarizing during our first read
- use the comprehension skill Cause and Effect as we read the story a second time
Matemáticas
Finding parallel and perpendicular lines.
This week we began learning about angles and lines.
Our objectives were:
- Find angles in plane shapes and real-world objects
- Compare the number of sides and angles of plane shapes
- Compare angles to a right angle
- Identify right angles in plane shapes
- define and identify perpendicular lines and parallel lines
History & Geography
Social studies with Ms. Marci
This week we wrapped up our unit on European Exploration of North America. We played jeopardy to review our unit, practiced our 1492 song, and took our unit assessment on Tuesday. The rest of our social studies class time this week was spent working on our Explorers Project, writing the biography and mock journal entries.
Our objectives were to:
• identify motivating factors that led to the exploration of the Americas in different expeditions
• locate on a map key places explored, such as the Caribbean Sea, the West Indies, the East Indies, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi River, the Grand Canyon, the Rio Grande, St. Augustine, Florida, Northwest Passage, Cape Breton Island, Newfoundland, Canada, the Hudson Bay, the Lawrence River, and the Great Lakes
• explain why Kings and queens in Europe interested in exploring the Atlantic and they area to the west of Europe
• describe the purpose of Missionary settlements in early Spanish exploration
• explain the importance to the Europeans of finding a Northwest Passage
• identify similarities and differences between John Cabot and Christopher Columbus
Social Studies with Ms. LauraWe learned about three famous immigrants: Andrew Carnegie, Albert Sabin and Irving Berlin. We learned that the 100th birthday celebration for Irving Berlin was held in Carnegie Hall! We talked how immigrants, with varied life experiences, add so much to America. We talked about becoming a citizen of The United States of America, the requirements, the rights and the responsibilities. PROJECT FINAL REMINDER: Immigration reports are due, and presentations will be, on Tuesday, May 29th. Students are encouraged to dress up, bring ‘stuff’ (items, photos, posters) to show and a food to share. A one page (handwritten or typed) report will be turned in and a three to five minute presentation will be shared. We have talked about this project in class and they know what they need to do! Feel free to join us around 1:15 p.m. on May 29th! Thanks for your help!
Science
“Oh Deer”
This week in our ecology domain we learned more about the balance of nature and natural changes to the environment. The class played “Oh Deer”, a game that demonstrates the balance of nature. We also discussed the final project for this unit. Students will choose an ecosystem and create a food chain, food web, and energy pyramid for that ecosystem
A fun game to learn about balance in ecosystems
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Our objectives were to:
• describe the balance of nature in an ecosystem
• explain how changes in an ecosystem are caused by natural events and by humans
• explain why nature and ecosystems are not static but are constantly changing
• explain why sometimes animals must leave their habitats when the natural balance is lost
• explain how ecosystems are affected by changes in the environment
English Word Work
The class took our spelling test this Friday. For grammar we reviewed prepositions and prepositional phrases. The students went on a preposition scavenger hunt. In our journals we used the word of the week “scrumptious” in one entry and in another the class wrote about the idiom “On its last leg”.
Character Education Bake Sale
Thank you all for coming out and supporting our “Buy a Goat” Bake Sale! It was an amazing success and we raised almost $450!! ($448.75 to be exact). Wow! Thanks so much for donating, buying, and showing up to the sale. Your generosity is amazing! The 4th and 5th graders did a great job of hosting it and we are proud of them. Next week all classes will have the chance to vote on the animals we purchase through Heifer International.