Next week we will find all factor pairs for whole numbers in the range of 1-100. Recognize that a whole number is a multiple of each of its factors. Determine whether a given whole number in the range of 1-100 is a multiple of a given one-digit number. Determine whether a given whole number in the range of 1-100 is prime or composite.
Our goal is to have weekly quizzes that will assess student progress with each section of material taught. The day we have the quiz will depend on how far we get in teaching the concept. Quizzes will be announced and written in agenda books each week. Math homework will be assigned Monday through Thursday to reinforce concepts students are learning in their small groups that week. Some homework will be in written and at other times it will be on the computer. If your child is frustrated by the homework and unable to determine a strategy for completion, please write a note on the paper and we will review with him/her the following day.
In addition, students should be practicing their basic facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication) each night. Students must be fluent in all four operations by the end of this year. Each math class has a student practice page on www.xtramath.org that students should be going to each night. This sight is a way to practice the four operations to increase fluency with the four operations. We are finding that students are able to set up area models and distribute numbers correctly; however, they are making many calculation errors that impede their progress.
A few other great websites we use in class are:
www.multiplication.com
www.Khanacademy.org
www.thinkingblocks.com
Science:
We will continue our science investigation on weather patterns and seasonal trends. We will define matter as anything that takes up space and has mass. Students will describe the relationship between the mass of a whole object and the sum of its parts
We will review the three states of matter (i.e., solid, liquid, gas) and ask: What happens to matter when it changes its form? We will ask what happens to matter when it changes its form (e.g., It does not lose any mass, regardless of the form. The mass of the whole object is always the same as the sum of its parts.)
www.discoveryeducation.com
Username: mcps(+student ID number/log-in from class)
Password: (student ID/log-in from class)
Reading: Fantasy Stories
Our focus on reading is fantasy stories. Students will examine the characteristics of fantasy stories by referring to details and examples in a text, summarize a portion of a text, and use Greek and Latin roots and affixes as clues to the meaning of words. The students will examine figurative language by looking at what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences in text, compare and contrast point of view within a story, and clarify meaning of phrases using print and digital resources. We will describe a character in depth using specific details from the story, explore the meaning of common idioms, and compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account in social studies. Throughout the study of fantasy, students discuss how the choices a character makes within a story can reveal theme(s). Students refer to text when explaining what a text says explicitly and implicitly and summarize the text in order to determine theme.
Mayor Writing-Informative Essay
Anytime you take part in something-an activity, conversation or even a game, you’re engaging with the people around you.It’s the way you learn and grow.Elected officials must engage with citizens, regularly, to find out what they believe the city/town needs to do to make the community a better place to live and work.Often they will work with the citizens on a project or event that will improve the town. Our mayor, Mayor Prats, visited fourth grade to discuss his role in our community as well as how students can take an active role in the Laytonsville Community. This week, each student will received feedback on their graphic organizers and begin to draft an informative piece to explain a project to engage our community. The majority of this project is AT-HOME.
Please remember that the essay MUST stay on theme/topic. Students must show an understand of the role of a mayor in a community. Mayors cannot create new schools, put in a gymnastics store, or shorten the school day. Be sure to use the links below and the knowledge from the Mayors visit to ensure you are staying ON TOPIC.
Students should bring their TYPED first draft to class on February 28 for peer and teacher feedback. Please remember that your child should NOT begin to write his/her rough draft until they have received their graphic organizer with teacher feedback this week. A number of students are saying they've already finished their rough draft. This does not follow the writing process and will not show proficiency with following the steps of the process and production.
Theme: Engaging My Community
If you were mayor, what project or event would you use to involve your community?Ask yourself:1.Why is this project or event important to you?
2.How would you encourage your fellow town officials, businesses and residents to participate in the project/event?
3.How would you spread the word about it?Describe one or two examples
Guidelines:
1.Your essay must have the following heading in the right corner
·First & Last Name
·Laytonsville Elementary
·Teacher’s Name
2.Your essay must begin with the words “If I were Mayor, I would ______.”
3.Essays may not exceed 275 words.
4.Essays must be typed.Please let your teacher know if you do not have access to Word Processing at home.We have several Alpha Smart keyboarding machines that can be checked out from our media center.
Criteria:
1.Relation to the contest topic
2.Knowledge of municipal government and the role of a mayor
3.Creativity of proposed project/event
4.Proper use of Grammar
Assignment Timeline
Date
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Task
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Check when complete
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January 30
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Meet Mayor Prats and hear ideas about municipal government; learn about the history behind our town of Laytonsville
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January 30-February 3
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View the town website &; Maryland Municipal League websites:
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February 3-7
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Prewrite using graphic organizer
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February 7
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Bring Graphic Organizer to class for teacher feedback
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February 10-28
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Draft and revise your essay at home (remember, you must TYPE your essay & use correct format above)
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February 28
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Bring rough draft to class to revise and edit with a partner in class
Teachers will keep essays to give feedback
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March 3-13
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Use teacher/partners/your own feedback to publish a final draft.
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March 14
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Bring final copy to class for last student conference
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March 17
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Bring final draft, rough draft, and organizer to class to share with your classmates
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Social Studies
Students will describe how cultures changed as a result of interactions among Maryland Native Americans and St. Mary’s settlers. Students will describe Maryland Native American societies after European contact compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided.
Writing
Students will finish opinion writing. We have modeled and practiced writing an opinion piece in class as well. We have examined the pros and cons of an argument to form our opinions about extending our school year due to the snow days. This week we will be concluding our opinion piece.
We will begin a reflection on a personal experience to compose a memoir. After examining characteristics of memoirs, students will recall experiences from their lives and reflect on their experiences. Students will brainstorm memories, narrow a topic for memoir, and begin to examine the reflections related to the event, the turning point, and outcome. Students will examine how authors use sensory details to develop memoirs that engage the reader. They will use sensory details in their own writing to share reflections or insights about the event in their life. Students will compose an introduction to their memoir.
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