Wednesday

FYI:
Wednesday Folders come home today!
Science Fair boards due THURSDAY! Fair is Friday!
**Place a star next to your signature in the planner if you're reading this! :)

Science:
Today we began our new unit on Earth-Sun systems.  We went over all our new vocab and got into our Science Court groups.  We didn't quite finish Trial 1 yet! We will finish tomorrow.
No HW

Reading:
We continued working on comparing and contrasting different themes in stories.  We compared different fairy tales with modern tales and classic tales.  Students also had lots of time to work in their Lit. Groups.  I am hoping to begin new books with their new Lexile scores once MAP is completed.
HW: Compare/Contrast sheet (directions are at the bottom of the page instead of the top - FYI!)

Math:
Today we reviewed multiplication as well as began reviewing division.  A lot of students are having major problems with both of these. Maybe because they learned it in Nov. and forgot?! We will get back to Ch. 5 on Monday, but I will begin pulling small groups from 7:30-8:00 each morning with math kids next week to help with this.
HW: 2 division problems in their planners - please check and sign

Writing:
We watched a YouTube video on an opinion about Recess as well as read a few more research articles. The students then began forming their own opinion and brainstormed what type of writing piece they'd like to use to write their opinion piece.
No HW

Have a good night,