Wednesday, November 15, 2017

November 13-17, 2017

Language Arts: W3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. a. Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally. b. Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations. c. Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order. d. Provide a sense of closure.
Small moment narrative writing - focusing on elaborating, adding detail, dialogue, and character development.
Mentor Sentence: none this week
Vocabulary: Week 9 Vocabulary Quiz Thursday, November 16th  
Week 9 Vocabulary Words
gradually - moving or changing very slowly
relevant - connected to or related to the matter at hand
essential - something that is very important
fortunate - having good luck
immense - very great in size or amount
bias - an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting over another
refer - to make reference to someone or something
trace - to follow something closely
delicately - requiring great care or something done softly with caution
reluctantly - in an unwilling way, hesitant
miserably - in an extremely sad and unhappy way
-ly - in a certain way
*be able to create additional words with -ly
Reading: ELAGSE3RL2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
Social Studies: SS3H1 a. Locate the regions where American Indians settled in North America: Arctic, Northwest, Southwest, Plains, Northeast, and Southeast. b. Compare and contrast how American Indians in each region used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter. c. Discuss how American Indians continue to contribute to American life (arts, literature).
Science Unit: Rocks & Minerals
Math: Operations & Algebraic Thinking: Represent and solve problems involving multiplication & division
OA1: Interpret products of whole numbers (e.g., interpret 5 x 7 as the total number of objects in 5 groups of 7 objects each).
OA2: Interpret whole number quotients of whole numbers (e.g., interpret 56 ➗ 8 as the number of objects in each share when 56 objects are partitioned equally into 8 shares - how many in each group OR as a number of shares when 56 objects are partitioned into equal shares of 8 objects in each - how many groups can you make).
OA3: Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities (using a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem).
OA4: Determine the unknown whole number in a multiplication or division equation relating three whole numbers using the inverse relationship of multiplication and division.
Homework:
* Read 20 minutes nightly
* Study vocabulary  - quiz November 16th on week 9 words
* Rocks & Minerals
* IXL, Mobymax, xtramath
* Some students - orange fluency folder (read nightly and answer questions)

Important Dates:
November 16th - Week 9 Vocabulary
November 20th - 24th - Thanksgiving Break
December 18th - January 2nd - Christmas Break
January 3rd - Students Return
Technology:
Students have log-ins for the following programs and can practice at home: IXL, xtramath, MobyMax. If you need this information, and have lost the letters that went home, please email and I will be happy to share with you.

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