January!1/11/2019
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Hi and welcome back! We jumped right back into the swing of things! It is hard to believe we were on break just a week ago....
This week we will continue our grammar and vocabulary routines. We’re back to a normal week!
Monday- all assignments given (vocabulary sentences, vocabulary assignment on Edmodo,
grammar packet)
Tuesday- vocabulary sentences due on Edmodo
Thursday- vocabulary assignment on Edmodo due, grammar packet due
Friday- vocabulary and grammar quizzes
We’re back to social studies! We began studying the constitution and branches of government this past week. A test over chapter 14 is currently scheduled for Friday, January 18. Resources to review will be posted to Edmodo or can be found here.
Students with numbers 13-24 have their next Vlog due on Friday, January 18. The directions, topic choices, and rubric for assessing them can be found here.
Students will be bringing home a report card assessment sheet for the fiction unit test in this week’s Friday folder. This sheet highlights students’ progress on standards assessed on the fiction unit test. The test can be found on Edmodo. We reviewed the answers together in class and talked further about strategies for crafting extended response essays. This assessment is just one measure of students’ progress against the standards. If your student was not meeting standards on this assessment, he/she will have other opportunities to show understanding of those skills.
At the end of February, 5th Grade will have the annual Erin’s Law Presentations. These will be given by our wonderful social worker, Mrs. Judy Thompson. Each 5th grade class is scheduled sometime throughout the week of February 25th. If you would like any further information about Erin’s Law, our district website has some resources you can explore.
This week we started our nonfiction reading unit. In correlation with this unit, we also started the book, Freedom Walkers by Russell Freedman. This book is about the impact of Jim Crow Laws in the south and how they led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and consequently the Civil Rights Movement. The students have already been so engaged and thoughtful about what we have read and have been asking deep, meaningful questions. We are having rich conversations about the text and time period. Later this month we will also begin reading a historical fiction book, The Liberation of Gabriel King, by KL Going. This book is set in the south in 1976, shortly after schools are integrated. It follows 2 friends of different races as they tackle fears and pressures from the world around them. The "N" word is used in context in these two texts. We will be having very direct conversation with the students about the severity of this word and being very clear that while we want them to understand how and why it was used, that it is unacceptable for them to use it. In years past, students have all taken this topic very seriously and been very mature about it. We encourage you to continue these conversations at home. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
Have a great Dolphin week!
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Hi and welcome back! We jumped right back into the swing of things! It is hard to believe we were on break just a week ago....
This week we will continue our grammar and vocabulary routines. We’re back to a normal week!
Monday- all assignments given (vocabulary sentences, vocabulary assignment on Edmodo,
grammar packet)
Tuesday- vocabulary sentences due on Edmodo
Thursday- vocabulary assignment on Edmodo due, grammar packet due
Friday- vocabulary and grammar quizzes
We’re back to social studies! We began studying the constitution and branches of government this past week. A test over chapter 14 is currently scheduled for Friday, January 18. Resources to review will be posted to Edmodo or can be found here.
Students with numbers 13-24 have their next Vlog due on Friday, January 18. The directions, topic choices, and rubric for assessing them can be found here.
Students will be bringing home a report card assessment sheet for the fiction unit test in this week’s Friday folder. This sheet highlights students’ progress on standards assessed on the fiction unit test. The test can be found on Edmodo. We reviewed the answers together in class and talked further about strategies for crafting extended response essays. This assessment is just one measure of students’ progress against the standards. If your student was not meeting standards on this assessment, he/she will have other opportunities to show understanding of those skills.
At the end of February, 5th Grade will have the annual Erin’s Law Presentations. These will be given by our wonderful social worker, Mrs. Judy Thompson. Each 5th grade class is scheduled sometime throughout the week of February 25th. If you would like any further information about Erin’s Law, our district website has some resources you can explore.
This week we started our nonfiction reading unit. In correlation with this unit, we also started the book, Freedom Walkers by Russell Freedman. This book is about the impact of Jim Crow Laws in the south and how they led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and consequently the Civil Rights Movement. The students have already been so engaged and thoughtful about what we have read and have been asking deep, meaningful questions. We are having rich conversations about the text and time period. Later this month we will also begin reading a historical fiction book, The Liberation of Gabriel King, by KL Going. This book is set in the south in 1976, shortly after schools are integrated. It follows 2 friends of different races as they tackle fears and pressures from the world around them. The "N" word is used in context in these two texts. We will be having very direct conversation with the students about the severity of this word and being very clear that while we want them to understand how and why it was used, that it is unacceptable for them to use it. In years past, students have all taken this topic very seriously and been very mature about it. We encourage you to continue these conversations at home. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
Have a great Dolphin week!
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