This week we will continue having some fall themed fun using sensory details in our writing, as well as learning about Native people of Colorado with a focus on timelines. We will continue reading "My Side of the Mountain," this week to learn about point of view. Enjoy the photos of our fire safety day, thanks to Rist Canyon Fire Department, and one photo of students sharing their progress on their fall stories.
This week's vocabulary:
point of view, magnetic field, magnetic force, reassured, troublesome, evidently
This week's learning targets:
- I can describe how magnetism and electricity relate to each other
- I can describe point of view as first or third person
I can identify how a person's point of view influences how events are described
- I can use sensory details in my writing
- I can use transition words and phrases in my writing
- I can construct a timeline of events from Colorado history
- I can summarize important events in sequence using transition words and phrases
Math
- 4th I can find the products of multiples of 10, 100, and 1,000 using mental math and place value strategies
-4th I can use rounding to estimate products and check my answer is reasonable
- 4th I can use place value and a property of operations to multiply larger numbers
- 4th I can use mental math strategies based on place value and properties of operations to multiply
- 5th I can subtract decimals using the standard algorithm
- 5th I can add and subtract decimals
- 5th I can use the math I know to solve problems
Things to remember:
-Look at and sign your students planner. This is a great time to ask them about the day's learning target