February 23, 2015

Week at a Glance

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Mon.

Reading : Read 20 minutes / get signature

Reading: Read chapters 1 - 3 of Stone Fox. Write one
post-it per chapter, and write your Before We Met
Thinking. (The chapters are short.)

Math: HW & PS 19.4

Tue.

Reading: Read 20 minutes /get signature

Math: HW & PS 19.5

Language: Worksheet Watch Their Ball!

Wed.
Reading: Read 20 minutes /get signature

Math: None (use extra time for the Heritage Interview)

Language: Worksheet "My Heritage Interview"

Thur.

Reading: Read 20 minutes /get signature

Math: Math BOOK page 436

Language: Worksheet Ski Club

Fri.

Reading: Read 20 minutes/get signature

Reading Log will be checked.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO UPDATE YOUR

WIKI GOAL THIS WEEK.

Reading Lotto!

The 2nd Reading Lotto due on March 6.

You should be reading your 4th book. To
use your coupon, just staple it to the
Reading Lotto sheet.

No Spelling Words

Showcase
This week your mini goal is






to your 7th artifact. "Due"






March 2.

This weeks topic is math. Some ideas are
fractions, graphs, geometry, decimals. The trick is
to think of a 3D way to demonstrate the math
concept. Try dividing a tiny pizza into fractions, or
divide it into a pie graph. Show 6 ways to draw
equivalent fractions using a cube to display each
way. Or, make bars marked as fractions to compare
fraction amounts or show equivalency. Make 3D
geometric figures like 3 different types of
pyramids. Demonstrate mixed numbers as
improper fractions. Do a survey and make a 3D bar
graph. Make arrays showing composites vs.
primes. We will be writing our Showcase sentence
in class as usual.

Research Paper

Mrs. Eller

The dreaded moment has arrived! We are

starting to write a research paper. Everyone has
been assigned a California mission to write about.
All students will be assigned partners to work
with throughout this process. Hooray!

All the mission research paper information is
posted on our classroom website. Please take
time to review the information together before
signing and returning the confirmation slip.

IMPORTANT/DUE FRIDAY:

We have some preliminary steps to accomplish
this week. (The only actual writing this week will
be done in class. We will be writing the
introduction and conclusion together, and this will
not impact homework. Whew!)

1. Please bring a one inch binder and a set of
dividers to school (7 or more). We will be
organizing it together in class.

2. Bring 2 mission information books to school.
You can check books out from the Lincoln
Library or the Cupertino Library etc. You can also
purchase books of course.

3. Bring one printed mission resource from the
internet - make sure it has lots of information.

4. Bring the Research Paper Confirmation slip.

5. It's also a good idea to print out some
information such as the Timeline, Suzie Q's step
by step samples, writing tips and information.

Stone Fox
Book Club
We are transitioning to a Book

Club format as we read our next

literature book. This involves

students choosing friends for

book club groups who will meet

together to discuss the under the ocean ideas in
the book. In order to be prepared for book club
meetings, students must come ready to join the
discussion. This means 1) read the chunk of the
book that will be discussed, 2) write one post-it for
each chapter that marks an important part of the
chapter, and 3) fill out the Before We Met part of
the Book Club Thinking sheet. This involves 2 to
4 sentences - it is about quality vs. quantity. Make
sure you are ready to meet on Tuesday morning.

(The chapters are VERY short!)

Proud to be Me!

Do you have pictures in your Google

Drive? Or did you email yourself
family pictures? Youre going to use
them on Thursday so be prepared!