Important Dates
Wednesday, January 30th: Science Expo Early-Bird Set up from 4-5 pm.
Thursday, January 31st: Science Expo (Follow this link to more information about the Science Expo).
Friday, February 1st: Principal's Coffee
Reading: This week in reading students will be listening to the book Harriet Tubman: A Woman of Courage. Students will be working on explaining how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text. Students will practice by reading a text and asking themselves: What reasons and evidence does the author use to support this point?
Math: This week in math, students will continue learning how to compare fractions with different numerators and denominators. Students can do this by using bar models, number lines, or by creating common denominators. Our classrooms will also be transformed into a "Math Bakery" from Wednesday-Friday, which is a project-based learning way of practicing the skill of comparing fractions and creating equivalent fractions.
Grammar: This week in grammar, students will continue to learn about idioms.
Writing: This week in writing, students will continue working on their historical information books about a topic related to the American Revolution.
Science: This week in science, students will be learning about how to compare and contrast the physical attributes of stars and planets.
