Happy Monday Everyone,
I would like to thank everyone for the birthday gifts, cards, and treats on Friday. I really appreciate the warm wishes.
9/1 - 9/30
PTO Fall Fundraiser for STEM
9/21 Monday
Progress Reports Go Home
9/22 Tuesday
Module 1 Math Test
10/2 Friday
PTO Meeting
10/5 - 10/9
Virtual Book Fair
10/22 Thursday
Fall Pictures
School to Home Folder
The only graded work we had last week was done on Friday so students will not have any math or science assessments in their folders this week. They will have their first quarter progress reports in the folder. Please review the grades, sign the bottom and return it in the folder.
This week in math we will finish our work in Module 1. We will take our test on Tuesday. We will then begin working on module 2. In module 2 we will work on our measurement standards. Students will learn how to convert metric units. Students do not have to memorize conversions. They will be given a reference sheet to use. They can use their reference sheet on all assignments, including classwork, homework, quizzes and tests. We will only convert from larger units to smaller units (5 kilograms = ? grams). Students will also need to be able to decide which units would be the best to measure specific items ( What unit would you use to measure the length of a hallway? centimeters, meters or kilometers?). We will also have to solve word problems using measurements (Scarlett ran 500 meters. Drew ran 5 kilometers. What is the total distance Scarlett and Drew ran?).
We are beginning i-Ready for homework this week. Students are required to complete at least 40 minutes of i-Ready each week. Students should not complete more than an hour of minutes in a week. Students have a week to complete their work. The week begins on Friday afternoons and ends the following Friday morning. Families are welcome to break up the 40 minutes any way that works best for them. Students will be assigned one lesson by me each week. The lesson will cover a topic that we have already worked on in class. Two grades will be entered into the i-Ready category on Focus each week. One grade will come from total completed minutes (see chart below) and the other will come from the score they earn on the lesson I assign. If i-Ready minutes are not done they can not be made up. Students can make up the missed teacher assigned lesson. We have finally gotten 6 student laptops for classroom. If students have difficulty getting on line at home they are welcome to come into the classroom before school to work on their minutes. If students stay for extended day they can also come to the classroom to work on their minutes with their extended day teachers' permission. On days that I stay past 3:10.
i-Ready Minutes
40 minutes completed - 100%
35-39 minutes - 90%
30-34 minutes - 80%
25-29 minutes - 70%
15-19 minutes - 60%
10-14 minutes - 50%
1-9 minutes - 30%
0 minutes - 0%
This week in science, we will begin working on our next unit on Matter. We will begin working on Unit 5 Lesson. In this lesson we will focus on our standard on properties. Students will be able to measure and compare objects and materials based on their physical properties including mass, shape, volume, color, hardness, texture, odor and taste.
Monday: Math: Lesson 16-18 worksheet, Review for math test
Tuesday: Science: Complete Lesson 1 What Are Physical Properties of Matter Digital Lesson on HMH Science (Ed)
Wednesday: Science: Complete pages 243-246 in science book.
Thursday: Math: Lessons 1 and 2 worksheet
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