- Reminder- Bring your instruments every Monday.
- 1/14 California Mission Project due.
- 1/18 MLK Holiday
- 1/22 Field Trip to Leonis Adobe Rancho
- 1/28 Field Trip to JPL
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What's Going On This Week In Class:
Math:
Math- Wrap-up and review of long division, factors & multiples, prime and composite. There will be a short quiz on Friday
Accelerated Math (self-paced practice)
Accelerated Math (self-paced practice)
Multiplication Madness (Fact Practice)
Reading:
This week we will be reading biographical texts about Mahatma Ghandi, Dr. King, and Rosa Parks to help understand the Modern Civil Rights Movement.
We will begin reading a new historical fiction novel: Bud, Not Buddy. This is a Newbery Award winning novel about a boy's search for family during the Great Depression. Students will be assigned their own copy of the book. Please make sure your child takes good care of the book and has it each day at school. Talk with your child about what we are reading.
"Genre Genius" for the 2nd reporting period.
We will begin reading a new historical fiction novel: Bud, Not Buddy. This is a Newbery Award winning novel about a boy's search for family during the Great Depression. Students will be assigned their own copy of the book. Please make sure your child takes good care of the book and has it each day at school. Talk with your child about what we are reading.
"Genre Genius" for the 2nd reporting period.
Spelling & Vocabulary:
Writing:
Using VTS (Visual Thinking Strategy) to think about images from the New York Times. Writing captions to images.
Students continue typing their persuasive essays in the computer lab - creating subheadings, inserting relevant graphics, and creating text boxes.
Second Step/Health:
"Showing Compassion": There will be a short family exercise on Thursday night to complete this lesson. Please help your child complete it, and sign off on the sheet.
Arts:
Warm and Cool Color Collage
Social Studies/Science:
"Showing Compassion": There will be a short family exercise on Thursday night to complete this lesson. Please help your child complete it, and sign off on the sheet.
Arts:
Warm and Cool Color Collage
Social Studies/Science:
Social Studies: The Rancho Period
Reminders:
Tardies:
Please make sure your child is at school and in line by the 8:06 bell. We try to start the school day at 8:11 promptly. Thank you for your help!
Homework:
Please check your child's Homework Log nightly and sign or initial after the work has been completed. Remind your child that completed homework and the HW log are due in class daily.
