NYS book project

Tomorrow we  will kick off our NYS setting book project! In your students backpack you'll find a NYS mapped they traced, a planning guide and explanation of the project and the book we'll be reading; Rip Van Winkle. All reading will be done in school but students are encouraged to re-read or read ahead to help in comprehension. The poster part will be done completely at home. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.  Can't wait to see the finished products!!

January Newsletter

ELA

Reading:

Ø  We will be learning how to participate in literature circles with the mentor text Rip Van Winkle in class. This book is set in the Catskill Mts. & in Dutch Colonial life so it’s a perfect tie into our socials studies concepts and our NYS settings book project.

Writing:

Ø  The focus will be on dialogue within stories.  We’ll explore how word choice can make all the difference and how to use quotation marks. .

Grammar:

Ø  Run-on vs. fragment sentences and quotations.

Spelling Patterns: All tests are Thursdays!!!

Ø  List 13 – possessive nouns using apostrophes

Ø  List 14- commonly misspelled words

Ø  List 15 – words with ei, ie, and eight

 

Math

Concepts:  Factors, Multiples & Patterns

o   How can you find factors?

o   How are factors and multiples related?

o   How can you tell if a number is prime or composite?

o   How can you make and describe patterns?

 

Concepts:  Fraction Equivalence & Comparison

o   How can models show equal fractions?

o   How can you use multiplication to find equivalent fractions?

o   How can you find simplest form and common factor?

o   How can you use benchmarks to compare fractions?

o   How can you order fractions?

Assessments:

o   1/14/14  & TBD

 

Social Studies

Concepts:

We’ll be taking an in-depth looking into both how Europeans explored what is now NYS and how the Dutch settled this area. It’s amazing how much history is in our how backyard!

While we study we’ll pair our text book with both fiction and non-fiction sources of information.

There will be homework, quizzes and tests along with this unit so make sure to check your student’s agenda each day.

 

Reminders

ü 1-20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No School

ü 1-22 i-ready test for reading

ü 1-28 i-ready test for math

ü 1-31 Half day dismissal at 11:00

ü 1-31 Book orders due – don’t forget to use your holiday coupon!!

 

 

Math re-test

Today I'm sending home the division math re-test with your student. Most students improved and were able to have extra practice time which increased their score. Other students' scores dropped : ( I took which ever score was higher to input in my gradebook. Make sure to keep practicing long division at home. It's a very tricky concept and one that can get forgotten easily