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Making inferences with short animations- last animation Characteristics of a Mystery Analyzing Scooby-Doo Starting Lit Circles Pre-Writing for Mystery Math: Adding Fractions with different denominators Multiplying fractions using repeated addition Subtracting Fractions
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Important this Week:
1) Monday 1500m race 2) Tuesday Track Day 3) Wednesday Gauss and Social Media Presentation Language: Continuing with making inferences with short animations Introducing mystery genre (focus on inferences) Presenting and evaluating PSAs Book Pass for Lit Circles Math: Intro to fractions LCM and GCF Simplifying and equivalent fractions Converting and representing improper fractions Important this week:
Caribou Math Contest May 3rd Language: Working on producing a public service announcement Revising persuasive essay (LSF given) Introduction to Mystery unit- focus on making inferences Math: Consolidating how to solve algebraic equations Review (3 expectations listed on Table of Contents) Test Thursday(?)- we will see how it goes! Important this week:
Earth Day Celebrations Monday afternoon Cancer Society Fundraiser $1. Wear yellow on Thursday Student of the Month Friday- Diligent Language: Writing a persuasive essay How to use footnotes and quoting sources Producing a public service announcement Math: Solving algebraic expressions Using Gizmos to model balancing to isolate variable Solving two step equations Simplifying equations photo credit:https://www.askideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Earth-Day-April-221.jpg Important this week:
Tornado drill Wednesday Earth Day Celebrations Friday Language: Creating a public service announcement Persuasive writing- essay format, research and how to credit sources (footnote) Math: Translating words into algebraic expressions and equations Solving algebraic equations Important this week:
Caribou Math test on Wednesday (NIM and History Q) Language: Continuing with introducing persuasive writing Public Service Announcements Mental Health Issues Slam Poetry Presentations Math: Geometricity (STEAM activity linked to Volume and Surface Area) Coordinate Grids Unit Test (Friday?) Our next unit is Algebra! Important this week:
Crazy Socks on Tuesday- $1 for Down Syndrome Language: -Writing Slam poems -Beginning persuasive writing -Making connections between texts continues -Finishing "Girl Who Owned a City" -Social Justice theme Math: -Revising surface area -Volume of prisms -Intro to Geometricity project Language:
-RAFT good copy due Defense Plan Due Slam Poetry- characteristics of and starting writing process Finishing "Girl Who Owned a City" Continuing with Making Connections theme with "Step Up" resource Math: Working on problem solving with surface area Test on Thursday (area and surface area) Important this week:
Science Fair Thursday all day in Gym Language: Working on Defense Plan Continuing with Making Connections between texts (Nelson Literacy) Introducing Slam Poetry Math: Surface Area of Prisms Important this week:
CAT testing all week Student of the Month Assembly Friday Language: Defence Plan Making Connections to develop new understanding- Nelson Literacy Math: Characteristics of prisms Surface area of rectangular prisms |