Tuesday, February 18, 2020

This Week in Our Classroom...

“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.” – Amelia Earhart

This week is Random Acts of Kindness Week at Skinner North.  Although everyday is a great day to be kind, this week we will celebrate kindness and all of the joy it brings.

During the literacy block, students will finish up their guided reading texts and take a final comprehension assessment later in the week.  As we wrap up the books, we'll discuss the theme and character change in more depth during small group meetings. 

In writing, we'll begin a new non-fiction writing unit.  Students will begin to write about history using  some of the events we've studied in social studies.  They will learn to research in more depth and expand current knowledge to create a non-fiction text.  

Science will also begin this week!  Students will study 4 types of soils to discover which ingredients make up soil.  They'll also study different types of weathering and explore the effects of weathering.  

Our math unit will explore adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers.  Students will decompose fractions into sums of fractions with the same denominator.  They will also add mixed numbers this week.  Home Links will be assigned nightly.