ELA/Writng

This week in reading, students are working on comparing and contrasting ideas in informational text. Small group instruction is going to continue, with students beginning chapter book lessons this week and next. We will continue to work on persuasive writing. Please make sure your child reads for 30 minutes every night.

Math

5th Grade Math

Fifth graders have a test on all of Module 2 on Friday. We will review for the test Thursday. Their review guide was sent home Friday, and will be due at the review session. Tomorrow and Wednesday we will be completing the last two lessons on the test, Lesson 28 and Lesson 29.

Homework for Lesson 28 and Lesson 29 will be optional to allow 5th grade to prepare for their test. Here are links to the homework and a supportive video:

4th Grade Math

Students are transitioning to learning about multiplying one and two-digit numbers by 10s, 100s, and 1,000s. We will work to understand multiplication of such high-value numbers conceptually. Our goal is to get through lesson 6, and perhaps reach for lesson 7.

Science

We are continuing our study of space. Our goal is to complete an investigation about how early peoples determined there were 24 hours in one day.

Social Studies

5th Grade Social Studies

We are continuing our 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.

4th Grade Social Studies

We our continuing our introductory study of human geography. We will introduce concepts of population this week to build up to a discussion of immigration outside/within the United States.

Spelling Words

1. Fossil
2. Novel
3. Utensil
4. Quarrel
5. Stencil
6. Channel
7. Civil
8. Squirrel
9. Tranquil
10. Apparel

Words will be up on Spelling City this evening. Students and I will build a list of possible cold words throughout the week. From this list of 10 to 15 words, I will pick five additional words to quiz students on the test to help them further practice the spelling patterns we are learning.

Additional Announcements

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Please make sure you are signed up on the Remind app. See my previous post for instructions. Students began working on Google Classroom today, and I will provide the option for you to subscribe to Google Classroom sometime this week.

Hello everyone! I hope you are enjoying your weekend. I have three quick announcements.

1. I have set up the remind app for our classroom! I will use this for quick classroom reminders and communication. You can sign up by clicking on this link or by texting @msjuntune to 81010.
2. Our class has gym every Monday and Thursday. Please ensure that your student has the proper shoes and clothing on these days.
3. I will be reaching out to parents who indicated they were interested in being our room parent this week. My goal is to have a room parent set by Friday.

Classwork and homework for this upcoming week will be posted by 5 pm tomorrow. Please email me at juntuna@dearbornschools.org with any questions!

Classwork and homework for this week

Hello everyone! Welcome to our blog! At the beginning of each week (either Sunday or Monday), I will post all details about what students will be working on in class throughout the week. This is also where I will post important announcements about Lindbergh. Please make sure to subscribe to this blog so that you can receive notification by email that a new post has been made. Without further ado, here is what we will be working on this week:

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

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