Week of December 8th

Check out what's going on this week in room 402!

Ride the Weekly Wave:

Math-We will continue our unit on fractions this week as we look at visual models, hands-on materials, and number lines to help us with ordering and comparing fractions and creating equivalent fractions! We will be testing on ordering fractions (*on a number line*), equivalent fractions, and comparing fractions this Friday.

Reading-We will continue reading articles about eco-friendly inventions to practice paraphrasing, summarizing, and presenting.  Also, we will be working on comprehension skills in non-fiction texts while researching oil spills to go along with our PBL. Check out our class blog to see pictures and videos of our very own Socratic Seminar in the Loggers v. Environmentalist logging debate using our research!

ELA/Writing-In Writer’s Workshop, we will finish writing a 5-paragraph essay to King George III about being a Patriot or a Loyalist. Later this week, we will begin writing about the PROBLEM in our Action Plan!! *See reminders note below*

Social Studies-We will be learning about the Declaration of Independence as we learn a new song and do other related activities!  

Science-We will finish our unit on light through inquiry by going on a light scavenger hunt to find transparent, translucent, and opaque objects and making our own kaleidoscopes to explore how light reflects! We will test on the light unit this Friday.

 Set Sail for…Upcoming Tests/Projects:

·       Wednesday-Socrates Vocabulary Test

·       Friday-Math Test on Fractions

·       Friday-LIGHT Unit Test (*Study Light Study guide and other light notes in Wonder Journal)

Homework for the Week:

(please refer to your child's agenda daily for more details-this is only an OUTLINE of what to expect):

·       Read 2 steps (30 minutes) for 100 BC and sign Reading Log *every* night

·       Return Signed Papers by Tuesday *sent home Monday*

·       Fractions Practice Sheets

·       LIGHT crossword puzzle

 Super Surfer of the Week

Jadyn Sharick is our star student this week for showing CURIOUSITY and the character traits of RESPONSIBILITY, RESPECT, and CREATIVITY in the classroom!!

 100 Book Challenge Goals

Good: 176 step

Better: 320 steps

**BONUS CHALLENGE-Post a comment on this blog post or write in your agenda answering the "Wonder of the Week" question to receive a lunch buddy pass!

What is your favorite holiday cookie???