{"id":82,"date":"2015-09-27T19:39:09","date_gmt":"2015-09-27T23:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsbrady\/?p=82"},"modified":"2015-09-27T19:39:09","modified_gmt":"2015-09-27T23:39:09","slug":"week-at-a-glance-928-102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsbrady\/2015\/09\/27\/week-at-a-glance-928-102\/","title":{"rendered":"Week At A Glance 9\/28 &#8211; 10\/2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Learning objectives for the week:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Math<strong>&#8211;<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0Geometry Unit.\u00a0<\/strong>Learning about line segments, lines, parallel lines, intersecting lines, rays, points, acute angles (less than 90 degrees), right angles (90 degrees), obtuse angles (more than 90 degrees), reflex angles (more than 180 degrees), polygons, shapes (triangle, quadrilateral, rectangle, square, rhombus, kite, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, nonagon, decagon.)<\/p>\n<p><u>English\/ELA<\/u>&#8211; <b>Writing Narratives.<\/b>\u00a0A <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">narrative<\/span> is an account of connected events, otherwise known as a story. We will be writing a story using a movie board to help understand the beginning, middle and end of a narrative.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Reading<\/span>&#8211; <b>Building stamina.\u00a0<\/b>Stamina is the ability to sustain prolonged mental effort. In our class we will be building stamina with our independent reading during Daily 5.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Spelling<\/span>&#8211;<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0Students are expected to practice at home and at school daily in order to be prepared for our weekly spelling test on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"c4\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Spelling words: <strong>problem, latitude, machine, system, member, snack, happen, candy, theft, travel<\/strong> (please study all words, only <em>some<\/em> will appear on the test.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c1\"><span class=\"c2\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Content Area Words:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c4\"><strong>points, lines, line segments, rays, quadrangles<\/strong> (please study all words, all words will appear on the test.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Science<\/span>&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Matter Unit.\u00a0<\/strong>In this physical science unit students explore the properties of matter, emphasizing mass and volume. They further examine properties by comparing and contrasting states of matter (solid, liquid, gas).<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Key Concepts for Science:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>spring scale<\/li>\n<li>grams<\/li>\n<li>kilograms<\/li>\n<li>balance<\/li>\n<li>volume<\/li>\n<li>liter (L)<\/li>\n<li>milliliter (mL)<\/li>\n<li>matter<\/li>\n<li>states of matter<\/li>\n<li>solid<\/li>\n<li>liquid<\/li>\n<li>gas<\/li>\n<li>definite (as related to shape)<\/li>\n<li>compare<\/li>\n<li>contrast<\/li>\n<li>mass<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Social Studies<strong>&#8211;<\/strong><\/span><strong> Regions Unit.\u00a0<\/strong>We will be asking, &#8220;how does the geography of the United States affect the way people live?&#8221; Students will learn how to use geographic tools to identify, describe, and compare the physical and human characteristics of regions in the United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Key Concepts for Social Studies:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>absolute location<\/li>\n<li>climate<\/li>\n<li>elevation<\/li>\n<li>human and physical characteristics of place<\/li>\n<li>political boundaries<\/li>\n<li>population density<\/li>\n<li>regions<\/li>\n<li>relative location<\/li>\n<li>spatial perspective<\/li>\n<li>special purpose maps<\/li>\n<li>topography<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Homework:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read 40+\u00a0<\/strong>minutes daily. This may be broken up into smaller chunks of time if necessary.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Practice math facts-<\/strong> times tables, metal addition &amp; subtraction.<\/li>\n<li><b>Practice spelling words\u00a0<\/b>(listed below &amp; in your child&#8217;s planner)<\/li>\n<li><b>Incomplete work<\/b>&#8211; daily unfinished work may be sent home for students to complete and return the following school day. Your child is responsible for writing down incomplete assignments in his\/her planner and for turning them in the next day.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Handwriting<\/strong> &#8211; students may practice both manuscript, or &#8220;regular&#8221; handwriting, as well as cursive writing to help improve the neatness of their handwriting.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Practice vocabulary<\/strong>&#8211; memorize the key concepts &amp; their definitions for Science &amp; Social Studies. Learning these terms will help you do well in class and on our tests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Reminders<\/strong><\/span>:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Monday 9\/28<\/span>&#8211;<strong> P.E. 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