Week of January 7, 2019

Happy New Year Everyone,

     I hope that everyone had a wonderful winter break!! I would like to thank everyone for the generous and thoughtful Christmas presents. I would also like to thank everyone that helped out with our Winter Festival Parties!! Relaxing in our jammies while watching movies and completing fun activities was a great way to spend the day. The students worked so hard during the first semester it was truly an earned treat to spend the day just hanging out.

Tuesday 1/8 Winter Math Packets are due.

Wednesday 1/9 Early Release

Friday 1/18 Timed Quizzes 2 Minute Time Limit 

     This week in math, we will begin Module 5. In this module we will work on fractions. Students will continue their understanding of what fractions are as they relate to parts of whole numbers. This week we will learn how to decompose fractions and how to model equivalent fractions using tape diagrams. We will also begin learning how to multiply fractions by whole numbers. 

     In order to receive full credit for winter packets students need to make sure they turn in all of the work on Tuesday, 1/8/19. For technology homework students need to complete at least 30 minutes of i-Ready. Next week we will move our i-Ready minutes back up to at least 45 minutes. 

     In science we will begin the week reviewing how heat energy moves. Students need to remember these important points:

1 Heat moves from warmer objects to cooler objects until both objects are at the same temperature.

2 Heat moves in three ways:

   conduction, heat moving between two objects that are touching

   convection, heat moving in a liquid or gas

   radiation, heat moving without molecules

3 Temperature is a measure of how much energy an objects molecules have at a

   particular time. When an object has a high temperature its molecules are in  

   an excited state and the molecules move quickly. When an object has a low 

   temperature its molecules are in a less excited stated and move slowly.

For the rest of the week we will begin Unit 8 Lesson 2 What are conductors and insulators. This topic will extend into next week. 

    

     This week in social studies we will continue with chapter 4. We will read and discuss lesson 3.