I hope you had a good Thanksgiving holiday! Here's what we will be working on this week, the week of 11-28-11:
In Word Work, we will be starting GUM book, Unit 3: Usage. Students will practice distinguishing the difference between words like there, their, and they’re, it’s and its, and more.
In literature study, students will continue to read “Three Cups of Tea” and reflect upon the text. Students groups will also keep working on their “Heal the World” projects. Students have formed groups of 3-5 people and have a diverse array of projects including campaigning for money, creating a website, writing speeches, letters, raps, books, and posters.
In writing workshop, students will continue to generate ideas for an essay by observing the world around them and by drawing conclusions based on their observations. Then, we will read an essay and determine how the student organized it. Students will learn how to push themselves to write more. Finally, we will try to create our own thesis statements for our own essays.
This week in math we will learn how to find circumference of a circle. Next, we will work on problem solving. Then, we will review the concepts of Topic 12 including perimeter and area and students will take the Topic 12 test.
In science this week, students will learn about Antarctica and penguins. Students will understand how the angle of the sun hitting the Earth makes certain places colder or hotter than other places. They will investigate how penguins can stay warm in such a cold environment. Students will also explore how penguins are able to keep their eggs warm in the same environment. In Word Work, we will be starting GUM book, Unit 3: Usage. Students will practice distinguishing the difference between words like there, their, and they’re, it’s and its, and more.
