Week of Sept. 8th-11th

Program of Inquiry

Central Idea: Who We Are

Family  heritage and heredity influence who we are as individuals.  

Lines of Inquiry:

• How traits are inherited
• Investigating genealogy
• How heritage affects our lives

Teacher Questions:

• What can genealogy teach us about ourselves?
• How does family heritage influence our lifestyle?
• What can the heritage of others teach us?

	Daily 5/CAFE
Reading: Daily 5/ CAFE	Daily 5/CAFE: Students will continue to rebuild their reading stamina.  This week students will continue Reading to Self and Read With Someone.  Students are held accountable during Read With Someone by checking for understanding.   Additionally, students will create the essential agreements for Word Work.  Students will continue to be voracious readers by using “Monitor and Fix-Up” strategies throughout the reading process.  Students will inquire about the comprehension strategy of “Use Prior Knowledge to Connect with Text”.  Students will begin conferencing with a teacher this week to monitor their reading progress with choosing Good Fit IPICK Books and Using Prior Knowledge. How can you support these CAFE strategies at home?  Click each link below: https://www.thedailycafe.com/legacy/public/file/Parent_Pipeline_~_Back_up_and_Reread%5B1%5D%5B1%5D.pdf  (Back up and Reread) https://www.thedailycafe.com/legacy/public/file/Parent+Pipeline+~+Check+for+Understanding.pdf  (Check for Understanding) http://www.esmschools.org/webpages/deubank/files/parent%20pipeline%207.pdf  (Good Fit IPICK Books) https://www.thedailycafe.com/legacy/public/file/Parent+Pipeline+~+Tune+In+to+Interesting+Words.pdf  (Tune Into Intersesting Words) https://www.thedailycafe.com/legacy/public/file/Parent_Pipeline_~_Monitor+and+Fix+Up%5B1%5D.pdf  (Monitor and Fix Up) http://www.marshall.k12.mn.us/cms/lib03/MN01001460/Centricity/Domain/347/Parent_Pipeline_~_Voracious_Reading_Voc.pdf  (Voracious Reading) http://teacherweb.com/NC/MillisRd/MrsNeal/parent-pipeline-voracious-reading.pdf https://www.thedailycafe.com/legacy/public/file/Parent+Pipeline+~+Use+Prior+Knowledge+to+connect+with+text.pdf  (Use Prior Knowledge to Connect with Text) Vocabulary: Students have been introduced to Quizlet and should have a login.  We encourage you to use this at home to review your weekly Wordly Wise words. 4th graders:  Students will continue Lesson 13 in Book 3.   3rd grade: Students will continue Lesson 2 in Book 3.
Writing: VOICES	VOICES: Students will continue the 6+1 Traits of Writing. This is referred to as VOICES: voice, organization, ideas, conventions, expanded vocabulary, and sentence fluency. We will continue with the Ideas trait this week. We will practice taking a big idea and narrowing it down. Students will use supporting details to make their ideas interesting to the reader. Grammar: Students will continue noun practice. This week we will discuss and practice proper and common noun usage. Proper nouns are formal names of people, places, and things and should always be capitalized. Handwriting: Third grade will continue practicing the formation of their cursive letters. This week they will focus on H,I,J and K (upper and lower case.) Fourth grade will review the formation letters in cursive that they are constantly forming and/or connecting incorrectly. Fourth grade students are expected to write in cursive on all assignments unless otherwise indicated. Words Their Way Spelling: Students will receive their new spelling sorts on Tuesday and will have this list for the next two weeks. Students are responsible for spelling and sorting their words correctly. As a reminder, 3 spelling homework jobs are due each Friday.

	3rd Grade Math Looking for extra practice at home?  Use these links below! www.multiplication.com http://www.homeschoolmath.net/teaching/a/fact_families.php http://www.ezschool.com/Math/RelationshipBetweenAdditionAndSubtraction/index.html http://mrnussbaum.com/drag-and-drop-math/ http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/amy/algebra/3-4/activities/functionmachine/functionmachine3_4.html http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/part-whole-word-problems.html
Monday	Holiday-No School
Tuesday	Students will explore fact families and the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction.
Wednesday	Students will review ways in which basic addition and subtraction facts are used to solve problems with larger numbers.
Thursday	Students will solve “What’s My Rule” problems.
Friday	Students will use parts-and-total diagrams to help solve parts-and-total number stories. Example:  part (23). part (32). total (55)

	4th Grade Math Looking for extra practice at home?  Use these links below! www.multiplication.com http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/math-games/stop-creature/ http://www.mathplayground.com/functionmachine.html http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/placevalue/mathman_place_exp.htm http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/placevalue/FSCompareNumbers.htm https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-4/mean-median-mode-and-range http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/JupiterIsAverage/planet018.htm http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/JupiterIsAverage/planet010.htm http://www.math-aids.com/Mean_Mode_Median/ http://education.jlab.org/placevalue/ http://www.math4children.com/Grade4/games/classgames/bravo/Addition/ http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/addition_math_fourth_4th_grade.htm http://www.teachertube.com/video/math-rocks-mean-mode-median-and-range-79775  (Mean, Median, Mode, and Range Song)
Monday	Holiday-No School
Tuesday	Students will display sets of data on a line plot and find the median.
Wednesday	Students will add multi-digit numbers using different methods.
Thursday	Students will display data with graphs and measure length to the nearest half-centimeter.
Friday	Students will subtract multi-digit numbers using different methods.

	Science/Social Studies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XtbSmhq7JQ http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/games/game_dogbreeding.html http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-physical-characteristics.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is8Png98-jU http://www.chem4kids.com/files/bio_dna.html http://www.ducksters.com/science/biology/dna.php https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwibgNGe4aY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmoCJh69hck http://www.digiserve.com/heraldry/symbols.htm http://www.imaginon.org/fun/whippingboy/createacoatofarms.asp?themeid=2&activityid=8 http://kids.familytreemagazine.com/kids/default.asp
Monday	Who We Are:  Holiday-No School
Tuesday	Who We Are:  Students will begin collecting information about their family tree.
Wednesday	Who We Are: Students will create a family tree based on the information gathered.
Thursday	Who We Are:   Students will research the history of the family crest/Coat of Arms.
Friday	Who We Are:  Based on information the students have learned about their families, students will begin to create a family crest for on side of their family based on information known.