Happy Thanksgiving!

 Hello Friends! 

  I hope you all have a wonderful and relaxing Thanksgiving Holiday filled with family, friends and lots of love!

RESEARCH PROJECTS:

 You should have received a note about helping your child find some information/research for our Case Study Research Project. Please help your child find at least one source of information. It can be an article, a book, or photos/printouts.

For your search you can use the resources listed on the media center Symbaloo. These sites are kid friendly! :)                                      
                                        Westchester Website

**Go to media center, then resources.....You can use Kid Rex, Safe Search Kids, & netTrekker
You can also use the resources on your child's google classroom document. (see screenshots below)

Google Login INFO:

25firstnamelastname@csdecatur.net

student(lunch number)

ie:

25taylorswift@csdecatur.net

student45678

 Using the notes TEMPLATE students are supposed to record information about their topics by focussing on our research question: How do humans impact the natural world?

  

Symbaloo

Google Classroom Interface

Video Links

Websites For Kids

Websites for Kids

Thank you so much for your help!! 

This week we helped our Book Buddies publish a page for their case study project. Your child taught his/her buddy how to use Sketchpad. 

We learned how to compare rectangles in order to determine AREA (we have not used a formula...that will happen after the break) 

We have researched and chosen our Non-Fiction topics and we have been examining the features and structures of Non-fiction reading and writing. 

                              Here is the week in photos! 

 Salamanders At Recess! 

Exploring How To Find Area

 SKETCHPAD with Book Buddies!

                                                           THANKSGIVING!

Gratitude

Hello Friends,
  I have lots to share with you this week. Thank you so much for coming to our Writing Celebration! The children really enjoyed showing off all of their hard work! I am so proud of the transformations they made as writers.

Housekeeping:
***Wednesday is our Thanksgiving Luncheon. Thank you for sending in your RSVP. If you are unable to make it the lunch, I will be there to eat with your child so don't worry!****

A Day in the Life of Your Child:
We've been working very diligently to connect our learning to our upcoming Case Study theme: Agents of Change.

    In Social Studies, we have almost completed our work on three (there are nine total) of our historical figures. We have learned about women's suffrage through the Bio of Susan B. Anthony, America's Independence through the Bio of Paul Revere, and Freedom through the Bio of Frederick Douglass. We have discussed how these 3 great figures showed courage and diligence to overcome obstacles & social barriers.

   In Reading & Writing, we have begun our work on Non-fiction text. In this unit, we will learn about NF text features like maps, diagrams, captions, italics, boldface, and text boxes. We will also learn about the structures of NF text such as compare/contrast, question/answer, problem/solution and chronological order.

    In Math, we are working on using strategies to solve 1 and 2-step word problems.We are using the CUBES method.

  In Science, we finished learning about the adaptations of plants. Mrs. Ericson (Finn's mom) came to show us carnivorous plants and the children were able to dissect a pitcher plant to see all the insects inside.

WRITING CELEBRATION

Dekalb History Center

NF Jots and Math Problem Solving