Can you believe it's already February?!? We are digging in deep into
our curriculum. We are neck deep in fractions. They have already completed the
3rd grade standards for fractions and we are now working on 4th and 5th grade
standards. This week they have a fun homework assignment to make a
fraction recipe. This will help them think deeply about a specific part
of fractions like; adding and subtracting, reducing fractions and even
multiplying and dividing fractions. There are many examples they are bringing
home including one we did today in class.
In reading we just completed the novel First Test
by Tamora Pierce. It was a great book that had them
thinking about several ethical issues around bullying and gender roles. Ask them
about the book; what they liked, didn't like and why. We are about to start a
unit called Literary Reflections. In this unit they will all be reading The
Secret Garden. Then they will have the option to choose another novel. The
options for literature groups are: Year of Impossible Goodbyes, Words by Heart,
Taking Sides, Call it Courage, Crispi: The Cross of Lead and Elijah of Buxton.
This unit they will be expanding their vocabularies and deepening their
knowledge of literary terms.
In Social Studies we have started Biz World!! This is a well known project
that is done world wide by students. I have never done this before, so we are
taking it slow making sure to get things right. We will start by creating a
classroom friendship bracelet business. This week they are going to be
applying for positions within our company! You get to be a part of the
homework by talking to them about which position(s) you think they are best
suited for. I am so excited to see their applications!! After we complete
our class business, they will be working as small groups creating business that
they actually get to create, market, sell their products for
Biz Bucks. This is all super fun and exciting!!
Please be checking Infinite Campus regularly: https://campus.washoeschools.net/campus/portal/washoe.jsp
You can also download the app to your phone, tablet or iPAd. It's call
Campus Portal- this makes checking grades VERY easy!
If you have any questions about anything we are doing please don't hesitate
to email! I love to hear from you!
You can also check the class blog for any of this imformation! www.whiteheadswas34.blogspot.com
Important Upcoming dates:
February 13th: Valentine's Day Lunch and Ice-Cream party 1:00-3:00
February 16th: President's Day- no school
February 27th: February Birthday Party 2:15-3:00
March 20th: End of 2nd Quarter- all make up work due!!
March 27th: March Birthday Party 2:15-3:00
March 30th - April 10th: Spring Break
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