Happy Monday! Here is a look at our week ahead.
In Math we will continue with geometry. On Monday, we will study congruent and similar figures. Students will then move onto transformations and symmetry in geometric shapes. On Wednesday, we will look to a problem solving strategy involving finding a pattern. Thursday and Friday we will study perimeter and circumference.
In Science, we are preparing for a field trip that will take place on March 22. For this reason, we are quickly finishing up our conservation unit so the students are well prepared for the trip to Squaw Creek. On Monday, we will read lesson 6 and Tuesday, we will take an open book quiz over it. (As students have probably noted, the open book quizzes are not as easy as the may sound. Students must use a lot of prior knowledge and information from the previous lessons to master these quizzes.) On Wednesday, we will read lesson 7 and take the quiz on Thursday. On Friday, we will read and quiz over lesson 8. This will finish up our conservation unit.
In Reading, students will look at plot. We will use several stories to study this. We will first use a story and SMART Board lesson for Gertrude Grew Great. On Tuesday, we will read the story, Plot Chickens and create a poster to follow the plot of the story. On Wednesday, we will reread a story from earlier in the year, and create another plot poster. On Thursday and Friday, students will be in small groups reading their own stories search for plot. They will then create a "plot sandwich" to present on Friday.
In English Language Arts, students will take practice using proper letter format through Thursday. This should be a review, but this is a concept that is expected on the MAP test, so we are using this time to revisit the proper formatting. On Friday, we will use an informational text to practice a new strategy that has us looking closer at the text provided, and answering deeper thinking questions.
Our quarter has been extended to March 15, so expect grade cards early next week.
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