The Week Ahead 12/11-12/15

Inquiry
Students have been working hard researching their migration topic. We've spent time coming up with open-ended questions about our topics to give us guidance for our research. Next week students will get a few more days of research and then they will begin an outline for an informational paper they will write on their topic. The expectation is that each student has at least three subtopics about their migration that they write about. Ask your student if they know which subtopics they plan on writing about. 

Reading
In our study of reading nonfiction history texts we've learned how understanding common text structures like cause and effect, compare and contrast, chronological sequencing, and problem/solution can help us with comprehension. Next week we'll spend time pulling out the main idea and finding supporting details that link back to the main idea. This work will be essential, as students will be expected to be able to write informational paragraphs about their migration topic with a clear main idea and supporting details that link back to the main idea.

 Idiom of the week: the cold shoulder

Math
On Monday students will come home with their scored math assessment. Go over the test with your student. Next week we will begin our study of division.

Author Visit
We will have the great fortune of getting to meet author Kyle B. Hart on Thursday, December 14th. He is the author of The Beard That Boosted Self Confidence, The Mustache That Cured World Hunger, and The Goatee That Lived Sustainably. 
 
Upcoming Dates
  • Monday, December 11th - Math Test Comes Home
  • Tuesday, December 12th - Reading Log Due/Vocab Test
  • Thursday, December 14th - Author Visit From Kyle B. Hart
  • Wednesday, December 20th - Winter Party - 12:30-1:30
  • December 21st - January 3rd - No School - Winter Break

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