Here's what we're doing in January!

Math

• Division
  • Understanding the meaning of division
  • Connecting division to multiplication
  • Using strategies to divide
  • Building fluency with multiplication and division facts 
• Using Patterns

Assessments: Lesson 11 quiz (week of 1/3); Lesson 12 quiz (week of 1/10); Lesson 13 quiz (week of 1/18); Unit 2 Assessment (week of 1/18)

*We'll also be re-taking our math benchmark tests on STAR 360 and I-Ready. 

 English Language Arts

• Reading: The Year of Miss Agnes
  • Using text evidence to answer questions
  • Determining main idea
  • Describing character actions
  • Connecting story to history and culture
• Writing: Narratives
• Developing character and plot
• Writing: Parts of Speech
  • Using nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and prepositional phrases

Assessments: Parts of speech project (week of 1/10); Final narrative (week of 1/24)

*We'll also be retaking benchmark assessments in STAR 360 and IRLA

Science

• Animals
  
  • How have animals and habitats changed over time?

Assessments: None planned

 Social Studies

• World geography and culture with guest teacher Udo Fluck
  • Udo will join us every Wednesday for the next few months to teach us about places around the world.

Upcoming Events:

1/17: No School

Week of 1/31: MCT Residency