This week is the beginning of the second card marking. We have parent-teacher conferences starting Thursday.  I look forward to seeing many of you then.  There is no school on Tuesday due to election day.  Here is the objectives for this week.

Reading:      RI 4.5 – Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.

Writing:

• Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
• Introduce a topic clearly and group related information in paragraphs and sections; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
• Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.
• Link ideas within categories of information using words and phrases (e.g., another, for example, also, because).
• Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
• Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented.

Math:

•  Make a line plot to display a data set of measurements in fractions of a unit (1/2, 1/4, 1/8). Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions by using information presented in line plots. For example, from a line plot find and interpret the difference in length between the longest and shortest specimens in an insect collection. Ability to construct a line plot representing fractions Ability to use line plots with fractions solving story problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions. Knowledge of line plot and basic fractions such as 1/2, 1/4,1/8.”

Science:

• PS4: Waves and their applications in technologies for information transfer—How are waves used to transfer energy and information?
•  PS4. A: Wave properties
  What are the characteristic properties and behaviors of waves?

Social Studies:

• Identify questions geographers ask in examining the United States (e.g., Where it is? What is it like there? How is it connected to other places?).
•  Use primary and secondary sources to explain how migration and immigration affected and continue to affect the growth of Michigan. 
•  Use case studies or stories to describe the ideas and actions of individuals involved in the Underground Railroad in Michigan and in the Great Lakes region.