-Math Study Group: Please note the upcoming dates for the math study group: Feb. 12th, Feb. 19th, Feb. 26th. If there is any change in the schedule, I will let you know. As a reminder, if your student will be attending the study group, please write a note or email confirming this and informing me of where your student will be going at 4:30pm. Thanks so much!
* Congratulations to Levi, Payton, Alex, and Abbey for placing in the Patriot's Pen contest!
* The whole class for the awesome work you did on your thematic essays! What a great accomplishment to have TWO essays under your belts!
What are we learning???
Math:
Last week, the students showed their growing understanding of coordinate geometry through a mystery graph project. They had to design a picture on a 4-quadrant grid and record ordered pairs on a separate sheet of paper. Once they were finish, they swapped the ordered pairs list and graphed each other's pictures. It was a challenge, but they performed beautifully and stepped up to the task!
This week we will be looking at transformations on a graph and congruent figures. We will be completing a mini-project on transformations as this is a tricky concept for most students. Again, please know I have added several review games to the class blog to aid in the review and practice of these skills. The test for Unit 5 has been moved to Thursday, Feb. 26th and the Written Response will be Friday, Feb. 27th.
Science:
This week, we continue our investigation of the digestive system and nutrients our body needs. The students will be researching a specific nutrient, it's source, the benefits of it, and what happens when our body is deprived of that nutrient. There will be an open book quiz Thursday, Feb. 12th of what we've learned of the digestive system so far.
Reading - The students have received their Book Club books and have already had their first discussion. The students are encouraged to continue to prepare for their discussions by doing some of the following: record interesting quotes, questions from the text, events in the story that are confusing, difficult vocabulary, predictions, etc.
In our reading textbook, we are transitioning to non-fiction short stories. This week, we will be reading "The Jacket" by Gary Soto and will look specifically at the order of events in a non-fiction text. On Wednesdays, I introduce 3 reading response options for students to complete. They are due each week on Friday.
Writing - Last week, the students finished their thematic essays! I was so impressed by how well they structured their essays and used evidence from the story to support their claim! This week, we will be competing a few free-writes and reflective writing. Next week, we will begin a new writing unit!
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Ball
mball@gibraltar.k12.wi.us
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