It has been a long week... and it is only Tuesday! Good thing my students always come in and give me so much energy! Please check below for some important weekly updates! Field Trip: We will be going on our field trip to the Teaching Museum on Thursday. At this field trip, we will learn about WWII and Anne Franke. We will be watching an amazing performance in the Frank's annex and completing a hands out activity on WWII. We still need one more parent chaperone in order to go! If you are available on Thursday from 8:45-12:30, PLEASE consider signing up HERE. Jekyll Payment II: If you have not paid in full for the Jekyll field trip, we have extended the due date to next Friday, January 25th. A second parent packet will be coming home soon. This packet will have several medical forms. Please make sure to read them carefully and only fill out what is needed for your child. International Day: Young Authors: Curriculum Updates:
Blue Math: We will be finishing up our unit on fractions. Students will learn how to multiply and divide fractions. They will also learn how to record data on a line plot and redistribute amounts evenly. So far, we have learned how to multiply fractions using a model and an algorithm. We area also learning how to multiply mixed numbers this week. Our tentative test date for unit 4B will be January 30th. Yellow Math: We will be working on 6th grade unit 5. In this unit, students will review how to find the area of rectangles, squares, and parallelograms.They will also learn how to find the area of a triangle, kite, rhombus, and more. Then we will review how to find the volume of a rectangular prism. Lastly, we will learn how to find the surface area of a 3D shape using its net. So far, we have learned how to find the area of triangles, parallelograms, and trapezoids. We will move into volume next. Our tentative test date for unit 5 will be February 1st. Science: Our current science unit is over Constructive and Destructive forces. We will learn more about earthquakes, plate tectonics, volcanos, erosion, weathering and more. So far, we have learned about the different landforms and weathering, erosion, and deposition. We even learned a little song about weathering, erosion, and deposition. Ask your child to sing it for you, sign their agenda saying they sang it, and the will win a candy cane! Our tentative test date for this unit is January 30th.
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