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Week of 3/10

3/7/2014

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Dear Families,

We are all so glad that the state writing assessment is over! The kids really seemed to feel confident, so that is fantastic news!

We are going on a field trip this week - be sure your child has turned in his or her permission slip for that. We are going to Elachee to learn more about animals in the local area. The folks at Elachee have created a fun new hands-on program! We are going in two groups. My homeroom is going from 9 am til 11 am with students in Mrs. Weiser's and Ms. Denly's homerooms. That afternoon, students will watch Remember the Titans. You have already signed a permission silp for that :)

School Events
Tues, 3/11 My homeroom library visit; Civil Rights poster "quiz"
Thurs, 2/13 Field Trip to Elachee, 9 am
Fri, 2/28 Modern America social studies test; Middle Eastern Conflicts maps due

SOCIAL STUDIES
(My homeroom)
This is our last week studying modern American issues. We will be studying the following topics:
  • Civil Rights
  • American involvement in the Middle East
  • September 11th
Students will be watching Remember the Titans to accompany our Civil Rights studies.

*All students will get typed notes for this unit. We are moving very quickly through this era as we get closer to the CRCT.

LANGUAGE ARTS
All informational essays are due Monday, March 10th. Students have also been working on the Young Georgia Author's contest, and those entries are due Monday as well.

We pushed off Shurley English to allow students more time to work on their essays. Mr. Bryan will begin teaching Chapter 12 of Shurley English! We will test next Tuesday. Our main focus will be on pronouns and their antecedents, as well as a review of patterns 1-4.

READING 1
HOMEWORK: Read 30 minutes every day.

Common Core ELA Standards
RI.5.1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
RL.5.1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Mr. Bryan is teaching for the month of March. This week, students will be finishing their compare and contrast essays for the book and movie version of Holes. They will also do a study of the book Ruby Bridges. On Friday, students will work with a scientific nonfiction text and begin their new novel units.

READING 2
HOMEWORK: Read 30 minutes every day.

Common Core ELA Standards
RI.5.1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
RL.5.1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Mr. Bryan is teaching for the month of March. This week, students will be focusing on locating evidence for questions in two nonfiction texts, "The Scientific Method" and "Crisis in Africa." Students will also continue reading the book Holes, and they will prepare to watch the movie. I will spend my time working with individual students this week.

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