Thursday

FYI:
Class Pictures Jan. 29th
*No vocab test this week, they will be turning in their packets for the grade

**New Units Today**

Science LO: I can explain earth's crust and plate tectonics.
Activity: Today we learned about Pangaea and the ring of fire.  Students were so interested in both these items! We are going to have a fun unit ahead! 
No HW

We tied into our whole group reading today with our new book, I Survived Hurricane Katrina.  We read through chapter 3.

Reading LO: I can explain character traits.
Activity: After learning about character traits and why they are important to our reading, we worked on giving ourselves and one for a friend a character trait bracelet!
No HW

Writing LO: I can organize my thoughts for a personal narrative.
Activity: We wrote for each subject today, but for our writing piece time we worked on our graphic organizer for our narrative pieces.  We will do more on this!
No HW

Math LO: I can create equivalent fractions and complete parts of a whole.
Activity: Students worked on several different number and picture problems with fractions. 
Small Groups: We had a re-teach group, an enrichment group, and a whole group going on this lesson.  Everyone did VERY well on the exit slip! Hoping to keep the momentum up for the fractions unit!
Challenge Group: I can add and subtract unlike denominators by using equivalent fractions.
No HW