We are in the process of securing out dates for our trip to Ottawa. We are trying for May 14-15. I have contacted the University of Ottawa and are working on getting a price. Next is the bus. Once we know the amounts, we will send a formal notice and request for a deposit (as they need deposits.) Please start getting your paperwork in order. Every adult needs a passport or enhanced license. Every child needs a passport or original birth certificate with raised seal. More to come next week on this.
We do have homework on Team Aurora. Check here to see upcoming due dates. We go over this very regularly, yet sometimes students don't have their work done. We hold homework club in our room almost every day until 3:25. Work includes journal entries (usually one or two per week), word study due on Thursdays (change from Mondays), Mobymax minutes (30 per week), math menu and 2-4-2. We do have a lot of time in class to do this work, so not everyone needs to take it home. EVERYONE reads at home daily - 20 pages.
In LA, we are moving into reading groups for non-fiction next week. The topics include: climate change, the Titanic, diseases, space travel. We will read, talk, writing summaries and pull together central ideas that connect or texts.
This will prepare us for our own research for National History Day which will start in early February. The theme this year is Breaking Barriers in History
This week in math we continued to explore adding and subtracting fractions. We checked in with our math understanding by taking a mid year Moby Max assessment which sees what math students can do independently and what math is challenging for them. *This is not the only assessment used in seeing where a student is at.*
We took a check-in for adding and subtracting fractions which most seemed to be understanding. Those who still struggle with some concepts will have small groups and other opportunities to ask questions and grow their understanding.
We also took a preassessment for multiplying and dividing fractions. We will need to revisit reading word problems, modeling our thinking, and showing our work on all assignments! This helps to see where misconceptions are.
In science we focused on force, specifically gravity. We participated in an activity, watched a few videos and kept on being researchers by taking notes. The idea is that students will have strong science notebooks to be able to complete an inquiry task as an assessment in the coming weeks.
Today, we had a full school presentation for Martin Luther King Day. We learned and heard from a guest speaker. Later in class we discussed groups that have been oppressed and needed to changes laws. We also spent some time in gratitude for what we have and appreciate in the world.
Work due this week:
Word study - Thursday
Reading - daily 20 pages
journal - summaries
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