Amy Logan, author of A Girl with a Cape, is visiting our school on Friday, November 14th. Ms. Logan wrote this story about a little girl who is ready to make a big difference in the world. She eventually gets frustrated because she feels there is no big moment in her life that she can make a difference in. However what she didn't realize is that every time she was nice to someone, it made a difference in that person's life. This is a story about "paying it forward" and remembering that there is a superhero in everybody.
In class we have decorated our own capes. Every morning we then pass the capes around the room and write down one positive comment about the cape's owner. It is a nice way to start off our day!
A Look at Next Week:
Social Studies- We will finish our web-notes on Lesson 5.3 "New European Colonies." Students are reading about the Pilgrims, Puritans, and the first Thanksgiving.
ELA
Reading- We will continue to work in our ELA centers during Daily 3. We will compare and contrast how Slow and Jackie Robinson handled the challenges in their lives. Then we will research different topics regarding Sitting Bull.
Word Work- Spelling: Students will be studying Lesson 11, and will take a test on Friday.
Vocabulary- Students will play word games on the iPad and Scrabble.
Reading- We will continue to work in our ELA centers during Daily 3. We will compare and contrast how Slow and Jackie Robinson handled the challenges in their lives. Then we will research different topics regarding Sitting Bull.
Essential Questions:
How can challenges affect yourself and those around you (i.e family, friends, etc)?
How do characters, real and fictional, respond to challenges (both positively & negatively)?
How are challenges conquered in literature and informational text?Word Work- Spelling: Students will be studying Lesson 11, and will take a test on Friday.
Vocabulary- Students will play word games on the iPad and Scrabble.
Language Arts- We will finalize our published pieces of writing, and will begin our unit on punctuation.
Math- We will cover Lessons 2.2-2.5. We will be learning about exponents and finding patterns in multiplication.
Science- We will finish taking notes on Lesson 6.2, and take the open-note quiz on Thursday.
Essential Questions: How do organisms compete and survive in an ecosystem? How do ecosystems change over time? How do people affect ecosystems?
Essential Questions: How do organisms compete and survive in an ecosystem? How do ecosystems change over time? How do people affect ecosystems?
Important Days:
Tuesday- Picture Re-takes
Friday - Author Visit
Friday - Author Visit
Have a great weekend!
