Well, the cooler fall weather is moving in, and we're really moving in the classroom. Read below to see everything we are up to this week, the week of 10-17-11:
In Word Work, we will continue working in the GUM Book.
In literature study, we will be working on our Bud, Not Buddy / Great Depression Inquiry projects. Students will learn how to write an editorial. They will also see examples of the different kinds of paragraphs they need to prepare for the project. In addition, they will learn how to write a bibliography and they will learn how to paraphrase material instead of copying directly from a book or website.
In writing workshop, we will finish our personal narratives. We will discuss how to make sure the stories tell more than just a recounting of events by talking about what students are really trying to say about the people and situation in their story. What’s really at the heart of the tale? Students will also have a chance to peer edit and work on their final drafts.
This week in math, students will use exponential notation. They will use diagrams and write equations to solve problems. There will be a Topic 3 Math Test on Wednesday. Later in the week, we will do two lessons in Topic 4 that deal with factors, prime numbers, and composite numbers. In those lessons, students will use divisibility rules to determine if a number is divisible by another and to find factor pairs of a given number. They will also identify numbers as prime or composite and find the prime factorization of a number.
Have a terrific week!
Mrs. Vera
