This week in language arts we began an accordion research project to wrap up what the students had been learning throughout the quarter. Students chose a non fiction book to read. Then they identified the main Idea, new vocabulary, facts, and an evaluation. We will present this week and rubrics will go home Wednesday.
We also learned about primary vs secondary documents and took a quiz on non fiction text structure.
In social studies we are still learning about the constitution and we focused on the three branches of government. The class is working on filling out the tree with specific information on each of the branches. We are using various resources to complete the tree. In computer lab, the students also worked on icivics.org to learn more about the duties and process of each branch through an interactive game.
The students all finished and submitted their PROBES this week. Rubrics went home in Friday folders. The class worked on this for several weeks gathering resources, conducting research, conferencing, planning out the format, and then creating the final piece. This will count for most of their writing grade. Below is an example of a level four, although the third page was not necessary.
Looking ahead:
The next two weeks are short.
We will have school November 25-27, then off for Thanksgiving.
Then December 2-4 will be our last week before track out.
Report cards will be going home on December 4th and will have a slightly different look.
December 4th will also be our Polar Express day. Student s can wear their pajamas to school and bring a stuffed animal as well. We will have hot cocoa and a few snacks as we watch the movie in the afternoon. In the morning we will read the book and do a few other hands on activities. Please have your child bring their ticket to school (sent home in Friday folders with info on it), we have a surprise that it will be needed for.... ;)
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