Math: This week we will wrap-up unit 5. Students will review for the unit 5 assessment next Monday, then take the written test on Tuesday, followed by the unit 5 Open Response on Wednesday.
In unit 6, students will be introduced to the Partial Quotients algorithm for division. Just like with all of the other Partial ______ methods, students solve parts of the answer in multiple steps, then add the parts together for the final answer. Again, this method helps students think about place value, and promotes mental math. Angle measurement and angle drawing will also be introduced in unit 6. Students will use full and half-circle protractors (provided in class) to both draw and measure given angles.
Literacy: In reading students will learn how to evaluate an author that they enjoy. We will complete an author study together, as a class, based on the author, Patricia Polacco. We will analyze what she does as a writer to engage her readers, and the common themes in her books. Students will then do something similar with an author of their choice.
After we spend some time on the commonly misused homophones "there," "their," "they're," and "your" and "you're," we will write about our author study. Students will build their skills of writing a non-narrative piece focusing on forming a thesis statement, paragraphing, and supporting opinions with evidence.
Science: Before break we began our animal structures unit which we will continue until the end of second quarter. Students will understand how animals are classified according to certain characteristics. They will understand the differences between vertebrates and invertebrates, and we will compare the complexity of organ systems amongst the major animal phyla. Small groups will create a short PowerPoint on an invertebrate group. This group will be responsible for teaching the rest of the class about this invertebrate group.
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