A Sneak Peek At Our Week ...

• Vocabulary:  The morphology/vocabulary focus this week will be on the prefixes re- and un-.  

• Writing:  Students will spend the week writing their Character Analysis Essays on James and the Giant Peach.  Mini-lessons for the week will focus on creating thesis statements, using transitional phrases, using language to explain evidence, and crafting conclusion paragraphs.  

• Math:  Students will complete lessons 5.5, 5.6, and 5.7 this week.  Students will learn about the partial products algorithm and lattice method for multiplication.  In math workshop we will begin starting a new weekly routine.  Every Friday will be "Problem Solving Friday."  Students will collaboratively work in groups to work on problem-solving activities related to concepts being taught in class.  

• Read-Aloud:  We will be finishing There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom this week!

• Reading:  Students will have five class periods to work on their final project choice for James and the Giant Peach.  Please remember to have your child bring in any needed materials!

• Social Studies:  On Monday, students will complete a Jigsaw Activity about events that effected Chicago culturally and economically.  Working as a team, students will create a poster together that reflects how The Great Migration, immigration, Chicago Fire, and the Industrial Revolution affected Chicago.  On Tuesday and Wednesday student learning will focus around guiding question #5:  How has Chicago’s geographic features changed over time?  On Thursday students will complete a study guide in class, and on Friday they will have a test over Unit #2.