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Social Studies: We finished Chapter 2 on the "Early Explorers". The projects were great! Summative Assessment will be next Tuesday. RLA: We are still working on prewriting the narrative using transitions, strong verbs and specific nouns. First draft will be next week. This week in mass and in school we have been reflecting on the "Fruits of the Spirit" as described in Galatians 5:22-23. These are beautiful, easy to understand concepts that the students(and ourselves) can work on as we reflect on what it means to live every day as followers of Jesus. Take a minute to discuss with your child what these mean to them and how they can implement them in their life at home. Reminders:
RLA: We are continuing to work on the prewriting stage of our personal narrative: the 4 ways to start a narrative, how to paint a picture with words, and the 4 ways to end a narrative. In grammar we are continuing our work on subjects and predicates. First draft will be next week! Social Studies: This week we continued with learning about the Native American tribes in WI, where they settled and how they lived. Today, we watched a retelling of the creation story of two tribes, and compared them to our own creation story in the Bible. Projects due tomorrow! Enjoy the rest of your week! What is the image above? Your kiddos should know. Ask them to tell you what that is! Fall or Winter? It seems to have switched overnight! Brrrrr!!! I will say that the benefit to the cooler weather is that it's easier for the kids to concentrate in class. On that note, here's whats happening in 4th/5th this week:
Class notes: RLA: We are starting to write our personal narrative this week. Today, the students created a graphic organizer called "The heart of ______" to get their minds thinking about all the parts of them that they love. Stay tuned! Remember, reading log is due November 1. Social Studies: We started studying the tribes of WI this week. Students will be researching one in class today and tomorrow, and then will create a project based on their findings. They have some questions to guide their research, using this website: http://www.native-languages.org/wisconsin.htm They can choose how they would like to display their research(shoebox, posterboard, etc), but it must have some written component. See a few examples below. Projects are due next Friday, October 19. There are moments in teaching where you can just see the excitement of learning taking hold. This week I had one of those moments when we discussed the Peshtigo fire that happened in 1871. They were mesmerized as we talked about how the people of the area ran to the river to survive, and how many people died as the fire jumped across the river to the other bank. Wisconsin history is so rich, and I look forward to sharing it with your kids every day!
RLA: Unit 1 Summative is being sent home today. Please take a moment to discuss this with your child. We started Unit 2 this week, which focuses on becoming active readers by questioning. Social Studies: We wrapped up Chapter 1 in WI History: "Wisconsin Geography", and the test is tomorrow. The students have been making notecards all along, and hopefully they have been studying them this week in preparation. The next chapter is Early Wisconsin History. |