We are going on our first field trip at the end of the month!! We will be going to the Matthaei Gardens on October 29th. Students will get their permission slips this week. Please fill it out and return it with $4 as soon as possible. Each student needs to pay $4 and each chaperone $6. We can have 3-4 chaperones so please let me know if you are interested.
Day: October 7, 2019
Focus for Week of 10/7-10/11
Reading: Students will learn to ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. They will know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
Math: Students will measure to determine how much longer one object is than another, expressing the length difference in terms of a standard length unit. They will measure the length of an object twice, using length units of different lengths for the two measurements; describe how the two measurements relate to the size of the unit chosen. Students will use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve word problems involving lengths that are given in the same units, e.g., by using drawings (such as drawings of rulers) and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
Writing: Students will write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure. Our students will use mentor texts to guide them with their narrative writing.
Science: Students will plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.
Students will learn that different kinds of matter exist and many of them can be either solid or liquid, depending on temperature. Matter can be described and classified by its observable properties.
Social Studies: Students will use maps to describe the spatial organization of the local community by applying concepts including relative location and using distance, direction, and scale. They will describe land use in the community(e.g. where people live, where services are provided, where products are made).