Week of January 18-22, 2016
CTP4 will be administered this week.
Please make sure your child eats a healthy breakfast each morning, brings a water bottle and snack with them to school, and gets adequate sleep each night! The only homework given this week will be reading.
Program of Inquiry
Where We Are in Place and Time
Central Idea:
Immigration influences new and existing groups.
Lines of Inquiry:
· Changes in native cultures
· Conflict between cultures
· Acceptance and understanding between cultures
Teacher Questions and Key Concepts:
What effect did the native and settler encounters have on their population? (change)
What impact can immigration have on a culture? (perspective)
Why does conflict arise between different cultures? (causation)
Daily 5/CAFE 11:00-12:30
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Reading: Daily 5/ CAFE
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Daily 5/CAFE: This week, students will continue to identify the main idea in a variety of texts, including both fiction and nonfiction. The main idea is what the story, text, or passage is mostly telling about. Supporting details help make the main idea clear. Due to testing, we will not run a normal Daily 5 schedule this week.
BOOK GENRE STUDY-Historical Fiction-Due January 29th!
Please follow the paragraph guidelines located on the link below. Students MUST follow the writing process (plan, rough draft, revise, edit, neat/final copy).
VOCABULARY: Students will not have assigned Wordly Wise words this week. Students may review the lessons taught thus far on Quizlet at home.
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Writing: VOICES
1:30-2:00
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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.
3rd grade: Students will continue reviewing the steps of the writing process as a group. This week in the writing center, students will continue their narrative prompt: How I Spent My Winter Vacation. This prompt includes holidays they have celebrated, places they went to, people they visited, and any fun things they did. Students will focus on revising and editing their “sloppy copy” and then begin creating their final draft on notebook paper in cursive. Students will use writing and editing checklists to help guide the editing process. Students will continue conferencing with a teacher.
The final draft of this prompt is due Jan.22nd.
Hamburger Paragraph Template:
4th grade: Students will students continue their narrative prompt: How I Spent My Winter Vacation. This prompt include holidays they have celebrated, places they went to, people they visited, and any fun things they did. Students are expected to follow the steps of the writing process for all pieces. Students will be focusing on their word choices and work on their sentence fluency. They are encouraged to avoid using the word said, and use more words that help describe emotions.
The final draft of this prompt is due Jan.22nd.
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:
You can also use these resources at home:
GRAMMAR:
Students will take the CTP4. Lessons will resume next week.
Students my review verb skills at home using the links below:
You can access a variety of review activities for verb tenses here:
Please use the links below to help your child review verbs.
Activities:
Videos (Songs):
WORDS THEIR WAY SPELLING:
No spelling words this week. Students will be taking the CTP4.
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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.
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Monday
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No School
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Tuesday
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Friday
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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.
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Monday
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No School
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Friday
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Science/Social Studies 2:00-3:00
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Monday
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Where We Are in Place and Time: Students will complete a formative assessment for Line 1: Changes in native cultures.
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Tuesday
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.Where We Are in Place and Time: Students will explore changes that can happen to a culture over time. Students will participate in a powerpoint and cloze activity to check for their comprehension.
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Wednesday
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Where We Are in Place and Time: In small groups, students will research information about the aboriginal culture before and after immigrants arrived.
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Thursday
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Where We Are in Place and Time: In small groups, students will create a small presentation of the aboriginal culture. Students will cover before and after encounter took place.
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Friday
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Where We Are in Place and Time: Students will view a cultural film that correlates with our Unit of Inquiry.
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Extra! Extra! Chavura News
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