This Week...

February 25- March 1, 2019

Reading:  We started our Forces and Action reading unit!  We began by focusing on our essential question: How and why do objects move?  Students accessed their prior knowledge of forces by drawing upon their science experiments.  This information sparked new wonders and questions.  Students also learned that it’s important to use strategies when faced with difficult, content vocabulary.  We utilized a S.E.E.D. graphic organizer to help us understand challenging words.  Students found Sentences that contained the word, wrote Examples, wrote an Explanation of the word, and Drew a picture or connection.  Reading Logs are due Monday, March 4.  (100 minutes)

Math:  This week, we worked on unit 11.  Students learned how to measure mass, capacity, and volume.  They focused on making conversions.  Next week, we will begin unit 13.  Unit 13 focuses on data collection and graphing.

Science:  Students learned how friction affects the movement of a toy car.  They also learned that when forces are applied with equal strength, but in opposite directions, the object will not move.  At the end of the week, students investigated the force of gravity!

Writing:  Students spent the week working on their Maria Isabel essays.  They wrote revisions to improve their original pieces.  Then, they completed their editing checklists.  Students made sure they had effective leads, a character trait, and text details.  We discussed the importance of writing complete sentences and checking for clarity.  In grammar, students focused on writing verbs in the future tense by using the word “will”.

Word Study:  We worked on breaking words into syllables by playing the game “Follow the Path”.  We also focused on the meaning of compound words by playing “Battle”.

Miscellaneous:  Students continued working on their Kindness Grid!  It was great to see students showing acts of kindness throughout the day.  March book orders and conference time notices will be going home next week.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  I hope you have a great weekend!