Week of March 21-24, 2016
Program of Inquiry
How We Organize Ourselves
Central Idea:
The efficiency of a government depends on the structure and function.
Lines of Inquiry:
- Structure of Government (Form)
- Function of Government (Function)
- Documentation (Connection and Form)
Teacher Questions and Key Concepts:
- What is government? (L1)
- How does government operate? (L2)
- What is the purpose of government documents? (L3, form)
- How are documents connected to the organization of a government? (L3, connection)
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 refer explicitly to the text to locate correct answers. We will work towards ensuring accuracy when answering questions about the text.
Additionally, students will work during this time to reflect and prepare for student-led conferences. Students will identify strengths and areas for improvement for all subject and behavior areas. We look forward to sharing their accomplishments while being reflective learners!
BOOK GENRE STUDY- Science Fiction/Fantasy Book Report Due on Monday, April 4th!
The report guidelines for the cereal box can be found on the following two links:
VOCABULARY: Students will be introduced to their Wordly Wise unit this week. Students are encouraged to study their Wordly Wise vocabulary words at home for homework. Students may use their books, or they can use Quizlet for practice.
3rd Grade Word List: division, mental, outcome, pastime, promote, rate, regret, talent, theory, tournament
4th Grade Word List: ail, banish, communicate, console, cower, deliberate, depth, desire, livelihood, misfortune, orphan, precipice, regain, slay, symptom
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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.
This week students will continue to explore informational/expository writing. This is a type of nonfiction writing that conveys information about something, which means it is factual. Students will be using this writing assignment to help expand their knowledge about our central idea: The efficiency of a government depends on its structure and function.
Students will continue to write to the following:
Select 2 types of government. This could be international, national, state, or local. Tell information about what each government looks like (form) (or is structured), how each government works (function), any individuals that hold leadership offices/positions, and any documents that the government uses. Compare/contrast these two governments.
Students will include several non-fiction text features in their writing, such as a title, headings for each paragraph, and bold/italic text (to help emphasize important vocabulary). Students will also include a table of contents and a glossary.
Students will discuss and model this type of writing as a group. Research time and materials will be provided to help students gather the necessary facts to include in their writing.
Students can use worldbookonline.com to gather additional information.
Students will continue to conference with a teacher throughout the writing process.
Writing assignment due Thursday, March 24th.
Watch this video about informative writing:
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 review adjectives and adverbs. Listed below are the types of both that we have explored so far:
Adjectives: identifying in a sentence, proper adjectives, comparative and superlative forms, articles.
Adverbs: identify in a sentence, negative adverbs, intensifiers, modifiers.
Students will participate in several activities in small groups to reinforce these skills.
Please use the links below to help your child review :
Adverb Activities:
Adjective Activities:
Videos:
WORDS THEIR WAY SPELLING:
Students will be introduced to their spelling sort this week. Students are responsible for knowing the sorting rules as well as the correct spelling for each word. Your child’s list of words can be located in their agenda. Please complete three DIFFERENT spelling jobs for homework. Spelling HW is due on THURSDAY of this week.
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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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Students will participate in an array exploration.
IXL Practice: E7 Understanding Multiplication
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Tuesday
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Students will practice finding the products of two digit numbers.
IXL Practice: H10 Multiplication
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Wednesday
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Students will continue to practice multiplying with two digit numbers.
IXL Practice: H10 Multiplication
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Thursday
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Students will review positive and negative numbers.
IXL Practice:
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Friday
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School Closed
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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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Students will explore units and concepts of volume. Students will use cubes to find the volume of a rectangle.
IXL Practice: P.26
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Tuesday
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Students will develop and use a formula for finding the volume of a rectangular prism.
IXL Practice: P.26
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Wednesday
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Students will explore customary capacity (gallon, quart, pint, cup). Students will convert customary measurements and solve word problems involving customary capacity.
IXL Practice: N.5
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Thursday
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Students will explore metric capacity (liter and milliliter). STudents will convert measurements and solve word problems involving capacity.
IXL Practice: N.11
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Friday
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School Closed
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Science/Social Studies 2:00-3:00
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Monday
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How We Organize Ourselves: Students will investigate the United States and North Carolina Preamble to the Constitution. Students will be introduced to their summative project. We will introduce the project guidelines to the class.
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Tuesday
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How We Organize Ourselves: As a class, we will review the rubric used to grade the summative project. Students may use this time to ask any clarifying questions about the project and/or rubric. Students will utilize this time to work on their summative projects.
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Wednesday
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How We Organize Ourselves: Students will work on their summative project. Teachers will be available to meet with students to answer any clarifying questions they have about their projects. We will meet to ensure that students understand all parts of the project.
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Thursday
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How We Organize Ourselves: Students will work on their summative project. Teachers will be available to meet with students to answer any clarifying questions they have about their projects. We will meet to ensure that students understand all parts of the project.
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Friday
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School Closed
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Extra! Extra! Chavura News
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