Thank you!
Thank you all so much for the gifts and for making the holiday luncheon such a success!Your continued support for our class is inspiring!
Updates and Reminders:
* 1/20 School Closed for King Holiday
* 1/24 Social Studies Mission Assignment due (scroll down for project guidelines)
* 1/28 Field trip to JPL. Visit the website http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
to explore tons of cool stuff!
What's Going On This Week In Class:
Math:
Fraction Review; Relating Fractions to Decimals; Decimal Place Value
Fact Practice: "Multiplication Madness" (daily, 1 min. multiplication fact practice). Please work with your child to help him/her memorize facts x1-x12.
Writing:
Using the writing process to write multi-paragraph narratives; Peer Editing and Peer Revising
Reading:
Over the next few weeks we will be reading across genres (biography, fantasy, poetry, etc.) exploring the power of words. This unit will also include close reading of the writing of Martin Luther King.
Greek and Latin Roots Homework:
The first semester root work is completed. During the second semester we will be focusing even more on writing. As a result, no more weekly root work will be assigned. However, stay tuned for a culminating task.
Social Studies/Science:
Social Studies: A Brief History of the Modern Civil Rights Movement; California Missions and Their Impact
Physical Science: Electricity and Magnetism continued...
D.B.L. Challenge:
Design an NBS Monument to the work of Dr. King
Social Studies Project
Dear Students,
The social studies project for the second reporting period will be a written reflection on the California Missions. This paper will be due on Friday, January 24th. Some of you may want to take advantage of the long winter break to get a start. You will need to:
1. Visit a California Mission. You can choose any of them, but there are two that are very close by: the San Gabriel Mission (www.sangabrielchurch.org) and the San Fernando Mission (www.missiontour.org/sanfernando) OR you may visit the Huntington Library (www.huntington.org) and tour the exhibit “Junipero Serra and the Legacies of the California Missions”. Please note this exhibit closes on January 6th, 2014. Please visit the website for admission fees and hours (the missions’ entrance fees are mush less than the Huntington).
2. Write a one to two page, typed reflection of your visit. Your reflection should explain what you learned. Talk about what interested you and why. What surprised you? Why? What unanswered questions did you have? There is no single format for your writing. The goal is for you to spend some time at the place and: read, think, and reflect on your learning.
3. Your reflection should be in 12-point font and double-spaced. Make sure to include your name, the date of your visit, and create a title. You should do your own typing.
4. On a separate sheet that is stapled to your writing, please include 2 to 3 photographs from your visit. Make sure that you are in at least one of the photos.
