Week of November 9-13

Program of Inquiry

How We Express Ourselves

Central Idea: Our voice is an important form of expression to communicate different ideas, emotions, and feelings.

Lines of Inquiry:

• Voice
• Public Speaking
• Written Expression

Teacher Questions:

• What is our voice, and how do we use it to express ourselves? (form and function)
• What is the relationship between speaking and listening?  (connection)
• How can written expression be interpreted? (perspective)

	Daily 5/CAFE  11:00-12:30
Reading: Daily 5/ CAFE	Daily 5/CAFE:  This week, we will continue our work on characterization and character traits.  Students will classify and identify characters in a story based on their actions within the text.  We will differentiate between direct and indirect characterization.  During student conferences this week, teachers will work with students to identify character traits within their good fit books.  We will work with students to choose sentences from their texts, identify character traits, and support how they were able to identify the character trait. How can you support these reading concepts at home?  Click each link below: http://www.quia.com/quiz/1975329.html BOOK GENRE STUDY (NEW as of 10/16/15!) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lZO3nFEwkzflrQdaEOeotK5GTfBAxxO2q_4Jsa_gsEM/edit VOCABULARY: We encourage you to use Quizlet at home to review your weekly Wordly Wise words. Wordly Wise Test will be on Friday! 4th graders:  Students will complete Lesson 2 in Book 4 . Word list:  affect, calculate, climate, column, decay, exceed, forbid, grove, limb, mammoth, mature, permit, resist, scorch, tower 3rd graders: Students will complete Lesson 6  in Book 3 . Word list this week:  chasm, continent, credit, enable, foul, gust, ordeal, plateau, rig, schedule
Writing: VOICES 1:30-2:00	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. This week we will set our focus on the sentence fluency trait. This trait includes how to create a variety of sentences that can be read smoothly and rhythmically. It can be a challenge to come up with sentences of different lengths, beginning in different ways, and that also have a pleasing sound. We will be reading Mamma, Where Are You From? to help serve as a model for students. It illustrates how beautiful language can sound when read aloud. You can watch a read aloud of this story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM9zmSNlAs4 Students will continue to practice these comma rules as a class during the next few weeks. The Comma Rules: Use a comma before or after a quotation in a sentence. Use a comma after common introductory words in a sentence (however, clearly well, finally.etc.) Use a comma before a conjunction when connecting two independent clauses. (Example: I love summertime, but I miss the snow.) Use a comma to separate a city and state and the day from the year in a date. Use a comma to separate things in a series (listing 3 or more things.) Use a comma to introduce someone in a sentence. 3rd grade: Students will continue reviewing the steps of the writing process as a group. Students will create a plan as a group using an organizer to thoughtfully organize all of the story’s details. Students will practice individually making a plan for a given prompt. Students will also practice multiple ways to hook a reader in the beginning of a story. During the writing center students will continue to practice creating hooks for a topic in the following ways: Asking a question Using dialogue Describing a setting Giving an interesting fact Onomatopoeia Telling something funny 4th grade:   Students will be conferencing to go through the rubric and to score their final drafts together with a teacher. This will allow for the students to be a part of the grading process. Students will then begin a new writing piece to work on during centers. Students are expected to follow the steps of the writing process for all pieces. When editing, students will be checking for proper use of capitalization, punctuation (including commas), and spelling.  We will be using proper editing marks when editing their writing. Each student will keep a editing reference guide in their home binders for them to use if needed for homework. You can also use the one located below: http://mrswarnerarlington.weebly.com/uploads/6/9/0/0/6900648/editing_symbols.pdf You can also use these resources at home: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/punctuation.htm http://www.savethecomma.com/game/ http://www.uwosh.edu/faculty_staff/maguirem/quiz.html.htm http://www.chompchomp.com/hotpotatoes/commas01.htm http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/grammar2.htm# http://literacyandict.wikispaces.com/Proofreading+games http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/language_arts/proofreading/quiz1634.html GRAMMAR: Students will continue exploring pronouns. Students will continue identifying  subject and object pronouns. We use subject pronouns as subjects of sentences and object pronouns as objects. Example: I kicked the ball. (Subject: I) He kicked the ball to me. (Object : me) Students will then begin working with possessive pronouns.  Possessive pronouns include mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs. For example:  "This phone is mine.” For additional practice at home: http://www.turtlediary.com/grade-3-games/ela-games/possessive-pronouns.html http://www.turtlediary.com/grade-3-games/ela-games/subject-object-pronouns-exciting-panda-game.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en27pron-game-personal-pronouns-treasure-hunt http://www.quia.com/rr/631637.html http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/grammar/pronoun/balloon_game/ http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/pronoun_clubhouse/index_pre.html http://www.turtlediary.com/kids-games/ela/pronouns.html WORDS THEIR WAY SPELLING: Students will continue to practice to their spelling sorts this week.  Students may practice these words during Word Work as well as homework.  Students are responsible for correct spelling and knowing their word patterns. Weekly Words Their Way lists can be found in your child’s agenda. Spelling tests will be on Friday this week.

	3rd Grade Math 9:15-10:15 Looking for extra practice at home?  Use the suggested practice information for each individual day.  Your child has their username and password for www.ixl.com. www.multiplication.com http://www.mathplayground.com/index_multiplication_division.html http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/multiplication-and-division http://www.fun4thebrain.com/division.html Games for this week’s skill set found here: http://www.math-play.com/place-value-games.html
Monday	Students will practice reading and writing 6 to 7 digit whole numbers. Students will also compare and order whole numbers. IXL practice at home: Numbers and Comparing A9 (At this point, students should be fluent with all addition and subtraction facts through 12.  Nightly practice is encouraged if mastery is not yet achieved. Weekly timed quizzes will be each Friday. Personal goals will be set after each quiz. Please encourage your child to reach their goal!)
Tuesday	Students will use multiples of 10 to count a large quantity. Students will practice representing numbers using base-10 blocks. IXL practice at home: Place Value B1 and B3
Wednesday	Veteran’s Day-School Closed IXL practice at home:
Thursday	Students will model decimals using base-10 blocks. Students will explore the tenths and hundredths place. IXL practice at home: Decimals AA1 and AA3
Friday	Students will model the tenths and hundredths place with base-10 blocks and use a grid to represent the number. Math Facts Timed Quiz Today! IXL practice at home: Decimals AA1 and AA3

	4th Grade Math 8:15-9:15 Looking for extra practice at home?  Use the suggested practice information for each individual day.  Your child has their username and password for www.ixl.com.
Monday	Students will be introduced to exponential notation for powers of 10.  We will explore these numbers as a way of naming the values of places in our base-ten system. IXL practice at home: 5th Grade, Understanding Exponents E.1
Tuesday	Students will explore sensible ways to report, count, and round larger numbers. IXL practice at home: 4th Grade, Rounding A.6
Wednesday	Veteran’s Day-School Closed IXL practice at home:
Thursday	Students will compare numerical data. IXL practice at home: 4th Grade Comparing Numbers A.9
Friday	Students will review concepts from Unit 5.  We will begin Unit 5 assessment today. IXL practice at home:

	Science/Social Studies 2:00-3:00
Monday	Sharing the Planet:  Students will  continue to work on their summative projects.  We will meet with each student individually to clarify any questions they have about the project.
Tuesday	Sharing the Planet:  Students will  continue to work on their summative projects.  We will meet with each student individually to clarify any questions they have about the project.
Wednesday	Veteran’s Day-School Closed
Thursday	Sharing the Planet:  Students will prepare their IB Portfolios with artifacts from Who We Are and Sharing the Planet.  We will also complete the unit reflection for Sharing the Planet.
Friday	How We Express Ourselves:  Students will participate in the provocation for our new unit, How We Express Ourselves.

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Students should be using Quizlet at home several times each week to practice their Wordly Wise vocabulary words. Remember to check your child’s “Keep at Home” folder each Monday!