Classroom News for the Week of January 13th

Welcome Back, and Happy New Year!

Dear Room 12 Families, 

Thank for the enormous Say Cheese gift basket and the generous Visa gifts cards! My family and I enjoyed all of the basket's goodies, and the gift cards just blew me away. Thank you so much for your kindness. My family and I truly appreciate it.

Safini Convey

News and Upcoming Events: 

1/13 School Resumes


1/31 Field Trip to Leonis Adobe Museum.
All chaperone spots have been filled. Thank you!

* JPL trip - I was not able to secure a trip date on Jan. 6.  Was anyone successful? Fingers crossed! If yes, please email me at slc5001@lausd.net

Items Needed:

• Desk wipes

You can purchase these using the link below, or send in similar items. Thank you for your help! 
Room 12's Wishlist

What's Going On This Week In Class:

Math: 

Review of prime and composite numbers; Factors and multiples

Reading:

We will begin reading Christopher Paul Curtis's Newbery Award Winning novel, Bud, Not Buddy. This week we will build background on the Great Depression and Segregation in the 1920s and read Chapters 1-4. Skills: Story Elements, Summarizing, Inferring, Writing to Explain.

We will be reading about the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi and his influence on Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement. Specifically, we will be discussing 3 methods of non-violent change making: boycotts, speeches, and civil disobedience.

Writing:

This week we begin a unit on writing personal and persuasive essays. Students will learn and practice basic essay structure and how to collect ideas as an essayist.

Health

Types of health: physical, mental, emotional, social

Spelling & Vocabulary:

Vit, viv, bio = life; ques, quir = ask

• biology
• biography
• vivid
• revive
• vital
• requirement
• questionnaire
• inquisitive
• quest
• request

Arts:

Mural Making

Social Studies/ Science:

End of the Mission Era- Effects on California's land and people

Physical Science - Energy