Classwork and homework for this week

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ELA/Writing

In reading, both fourth and fifth grade students will begin to meet with me for small group instruction. This means that every student will be engaging in individualized lessons specific to their needs. Most students will be focusing on comprehension strategies.

For reading homework, both 4th and 5th graders are expected to read 30 minutes a night. If you are looking for ways to support your child about what they are reading at home, you can check out the recommendations in the Lindbergh Read at Home plan: https://lindbergh.dearbornschools.org/read-at-home-plan/

We will also begin lessons on writing persuasive essays, otherwise known as opinion writing. This week, 4th and 5th graders will analyze examples of persuasive writing and begin to select a position they would like to argue.

Math

4th Grade Math

We are working on area, perimeter, and multiplication this week. We have learned formulas for both area and perimeter. Encourage your child to use different formulas for perimeter on their homework! Our goal is to complete lessons 2-4 this week!

Here is the homework your should expect, as well as videos to help you support you students with it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdRxQOgDcUo (Lesson 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1P1EwK7nj4 (Lesson 3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGSC0nmZVzQ (Lesson 4

5th Grade:

We have been working on division with decimal dividends and 2 digit divisors. Ask you child about rounding and estimating to find the answer before they start the standard algorithm. They will be responsible for both on the test. As of right now our Module 2 test will be Friday November 15th. Please remind them to keep up on Zearn. We are on lesson 26 in class and they should be there as well. The goal is to get through lesson 28 by the end of the week, perhaps fitting in lesson 29 if we can on Friday!

Below is the homework for tonight, as well as a video to help you support you students with it. I will post the homework for following nights in the homework section.

Social Studies

4th Grade

Fourth grade is beginning a lesson on human geography. We will introduce concepts of population this week to build to a discussion of immigration outside/within the United States in coming weeks.

5th grade

This week, students are doing a case study of Christopher Columbus. What did he accomplish? How did the native peoples he met with view him? How did his crew view him? Students will debate whether or not he was a hero based on historical evidence.

Science

All students are beginning a unit on space. The first focus of study is learning how fast the earth moves.

Spelling (Note: In future weeks 4th and 5th grade will do one set of spelling words).

4th grade spelling list:

1. Conductor
2. Harbor
3. Cheddar
4. Avatar
5. Odor
6. Collar
7. Elevator
8. Grammar
9. Aviator
10. Guitar

5th grade spelling list:

1. fountain
2. announcement
3. employment
4. appointment
5. voyage
6. boycott
7. destroy
8. moisture
9. growled
10. coward