Week of 10-28-19

Assalamualaikum,

 

Here's what we'll be doing this week.

 

English language arts 

This week students will continue to read their novels and have literary discussions about major events and character relationships. Students will complete the first draft of their fiction narrative by Friday. Spelling City homework has been posted.

 

Math

The Tigers math group has begun addition and subtraction of units within the metric system using unit conversions. Lions will have a test on Wednesday on addition and subtraction and multi-step problems. Pistons will wrap up their unit this week and have a test on Monday.

 

Science 

Students were introduced to their unit project where they will Design and create a campaign for a futuristic vehicle. We will continue to learn about energy by focusing on the renewable and nonrenewable resources that humans use to generate electricity.

 

Social studies 

Students will learn the difference between Federal powers of government and state powers of government. We will also continue to review the powers and checks we will also continue to review the powers and checks of the three branches.

 

Jazakallah khair, 

Sister Patti Picard

Week of 10-21-19 + Field Trip Reminders

Assalamu alikum,

Field trip Wednesday! Some reminders;

Food: Pack a lunch - There will not be lunch foods for sale. Students will also not be allowed to use vending machines. Regular lunch rules apply regarding hot chips and nuts. Also, High Velocity does not allow gum.

Clothing: Boys may wear gym uniform. Girls wear regular uniform. Everyone should wear sneakers/tennis shoes. No cleats.

Electronics: No electronics. This includes smart watches.

Dismissal: We will dismiss early Wednesday at 2:15pm.

Here's what we will be doing the rest of this week.

ELA
Students will continue to read their novels. Spelling lists will be posted in Spelling City Monday. In writing, we will continue to plan our fiction narratives.

Math 
Tigers will have a test on addition, subtraction, and multi-step problems this Friday. Lions and Tigers will continue to work on addition and subtraction and using tape diagrams to interpret word problems.

Science
Students will have use to computer lab Monday and Tuesday to complete an online interactive activity to learn and review circuits. On Thursday, they will have a test applying their knowledge of circuits.
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Social Studies
Students will learn about the 3 branches of government and the steps for how a bill becomes a law. They will also learn about Thomas Edison, an American inventor who grew up in Michigan.

Week of 10-14-19

Assalamu alikum,

What are we doing this week? Here's a glance;

English-Language Arts
We will be focusing on plot and the sequence of plot events in a fictional novel. In writing, we are beginning our unit or fictional narrative writing. Spelling City has been posted for the week. We have begun writing our Reader Response Letters on Friday. They are each worth 50 summative points. One way to prepare for these letters is to make sure students are reading 20 minutes each night. 

Math
Tiger are wrapping up their unit or addition and subtraction. A major focus this week is multi-step addition and subtraction word problems. Pistons will finish rounding and begin work on addition. Lions will wrap up addition and begin subtraction with regrouping including regrouping across zeroes.

Science
In science, we a learning all about electricity. We will be building simple, series, and parallel circuits, learning about conductors and insulators, and how electrical energy flows throughout a circuit.

Social Studies
We will spend the week focusing on the Bill of Rights. Monday and Tuesday we will take notes. Wednesday and Thursday we will read a short book on the Bill of Rights and create an illustrated brochure on the the Bill of Rights. On Friday, they will have a quiz on the Week 4 newspaper articles. These assessments are open-text meaning students may use the newspapers during the assessment.

As always, a reminder to regularly check Orbund for missing assignments. 

Jazak Allah Khayr,
Sister Patti Picard

Week of October 7, 2019

Assalamu alikum,

Progress reports are coming out this week. Keep in mind progress reports are not report cards and there is still 6 weeks until the end of the term. If the grades for a subject are low at this point, it is likely due to missing or incomplete assignments.

Here is what we will be doing this week.

ELA - We will continue to work on our first novel study, focusing on character traits. My Spelling City account was down last week but will be up and running this week.

Math - This week, Tigers will dive into addition and subtraction to solve single and multi-step problems. Lions and Pistons will wrap up rounding and estimating sums and differences.

Science - At the beginning of this week we will build our Rube-Goldberg machinges using collected materials. Completed Rube-Goldberg machines will be videotaped. Students will also draw a model of their machine and each energy transfer.

Social Studies - This week, students will wrap up the week 3 and begin the week 4 newspaper. Mid-way through the week, students will build both a model of a wigwam used by Native Americans and log cabins used by European settlers. Students will compare and contrast the two structures and how both helped people in Michigan's climate.

If you have any questions, you can reach me fastest via email or Classdojo message.

Jazak Allah Khayr,
Sister Patti Picard

October is here already?!

Assalamu alikum,

Is it October already? Here's a peek at the week ahead.

ELA
This week we launched into novel studies. We began by making predictions about the story using the front and back cover. As we get into the beginning chapters, we will focus on how the author develops the characters, the setting and the plot.

Math
We are wrapping up with rounding and have moved into estimating sums and differences. From there it will go into addition and subtraction with large numbers and word problems.

Science
We are continuing to learn about energy transformations and transfers in chain reactions. Students will be building chain reaction machines.

Social Studies
In social studies we are talking about why rules and laws are necessary. They will read a story about Jake and rewrite Jake's story as if people had been following the rules and laws.

Note: Missing Work Reports and Classdojo - Each week I attach missing work reports and Classdojo reports in the student planners. This allows both parents and students to reflect on how they are doing in the areas of academics and classroom behavior. I expect for students to get these signed each week by parents. This serves multiple purposes. 1) It lets me know parents have seen their child's behavior and academic status. 2) They begin a conversation about classroom choices and how they affect the student among parent and child. 3) It shows students that parents and teachers are a united team to help the student succeed.

Jazak Allah Khayr,
Sister Patti Picard