Sunday, February 9, 2020

A Peek at this Week

Sharing Narratives




ELA
Reading- We will begin Unit 2:  Natural Disasters.  We will be looking at our essential questions: What are forces of nature? 
How can a force of nature that is so far away affect me?  
How can a force of nature be both destructive and constructive at the same time?  
What makes an event a natural disaster?
Language Arts- We will begin our unit of study on informational writing.  We will complete a baseline assessment, and will be practicing paraphrasing what we read.
Word Work- Students will continue to work with List 6 word-parts:  arch, cent, graph, loc, ped/pod, and re.

Science-  Students will practice writing claims and finding scientific evidence to back up their claims.  They will still be investigating how animals in an ecosystem thrive and grow.

Social StudiesStudents will begin Chapter 8 "The Road to the Revolution."  We will be reading and taking Cornell notes on Lesson One.

Math-  Students will finish Unit 3, Module 3:  "Conversions."
  
Important Days:
Tuesday- Parent/Teacher Conferences
Wednesday- Parent/Teacher Conference
Thursday- Valentine's Day Party
Friday- No School