- 3-509 is going to Circle in the Square to watch their plays performed on Tuesday January 20th from 11:30-2 or so. All parents are invited to meet us at the theater to watch performances. If you are interested in joining us as a chaperone, please indicate this on the permission slip. I will announce chaperones on Wednesday.
- We are visiting the Rubin Museum on January 29th! Permission slips for this trip will be distributed Friday.
- Friday January 30th is family Friday.
- Alec is joining us Friday to guest speak!
Homework:
Monday: Read for 30 minutes and jot, Math group work (intro to area), sort words in word study notebook
Tuesday: Read for 30 minutes and jot, Math group work (Area- square units in inches and cm)
Wednesday: Read for 30 minutes and jot, Math group work (Area- square units in ft and m), Word Study menu option
Thursday: Read for 30 minutes and jot, Math group work (perimeter and area), glue word study words in purple workbook and study for spelling test
Friday: Read for 30 minutes and jot, Math HW (review of this week's work)
CURRICULUM
Reading: Today we started our next nonfiction reading unit, Countries Around the World. Students are working in small groups to learn about persona characters, realistic but fictitious student characters from China. During this unit they will learn how to consider what life is like in another place by stepping into their shoes. They will read with the lens of looking for information about their characters that might offer them insight about their lives.
Writing: After publishing their first persuasive essay students have a chance to use all that they know about opinion writing to craft a new persuasive essay, petition, or letter. We are practicing pacing and meeting a deadline, as all students are working through each step of the writing process by Friday.
Math: Today we officially launched our third math unit of the year Multiplication and Area. This week students are learning about square units and how they can be used to calculate area.
Social Studies: We are continuing to visit China centers to learn more about how the land, culture, economy, and history affects life in China. This week we will participate in a mini-lecture about the Yangtze River, and will learn some note-taking strategies to help absorb new information.
Have a great week!
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