CLUSTER 3
The Place to Be!
Excellent job by all students in Term 1!
The staff of Cluster 3 is very proud of students and their overall efforts for Term 1. We are excited to be on our way with Term 2! We will be starting a great book, The Outsiders, soon in ELA. Mr. Kirkcaldy will be continuing with religious studies and Buddhism.
We have school Monday, Tuesday, and a half day schedule Wednesday this week of 11/21. We hope everyone has a great break! ~Cluster 3
Here are SMORE links for our specialists!
EDL & PHONICS CLASSROOMS - https://www.smore.com/1a8k7
SPECIALIST'S CLASSROOM - The Specialist S'more
READING CLASSROOMS - https://www.smore.com/5r0sb-reading-classes
MS. SORENSON'S CLASSROOM - https://www.smore.com/enhsa
Gilberto!
Cluster 3 student, Gilberto,
received a SOARS Award for TERM 1!
Ms. Spicer!
Our Math Coach, Ms. Spicer, received the hallway hand high-five for her birthday!
Lucas!
Custer 3 student, Lucas,
received a SOARS Award for Term 1!
Mr. Casiano
Hello,
We are at the end of our unit on Proportional Relationships. Students have a strong understanding that proportional relationships can be recognized or created in four different ways: stories, tables, equations, and graphs. We will be having our End of Unit 2 Test on Monday (11/21). Here is a link to our Unit 2 Test Study Guide that can also be found on your students google classroom page.
Below you can find the four Big Ideas we covered for this unit that will be on the test.
Big Ideas: Unit 2Proportional Relationships in Tables (Lessons 1–3)
● Recognize proportional relationships represented in tables.
● Find the constant of proportionality using tables.
Proportional Relationships in Equations (Lessons 4–7)
● Write equations describing proportional relationships.
● Recognize proportional relationships represented in equations.
● Find the constant of proportionality using equations.
Proportional Relationships in Graphs (Lessons 8–11)
● Recognize proportional relationships represented in graphs.
● Find the constant of proportionality using graphs.
Using Proportional Relationships (Lessons 11–12)
● Use proportional relationships to solve real-world and mathematical problems.
Ms. Smith
Science
Learning Targets:
I will be able to develop a model to describe the food is arranged through chemical reactions forming new materials that support growth and release energy as matter travels through the human body.
Your students finished up the digestive system this past week. We also went "old school" and worked on study skills by making (handwriting out) "Flash Cards". The expectation of a flash (neatness, definitions/functions, and examples for each word) Next week we will be previewing the dissection of a frog the week after Thanksgiving.
Mr. Kirkcaldy
Learning Targets:
I can
- describe the central beliefs of Hinduism
- explain how Hindu beliefs influence daily life for Hindus
This week we explored the central beliefs of Hinduism by reading and taking some notes. Students have a quiz on Monday on these beliefs. We're also working on performing readers' theater skits based on the Ramayana, a Hindu story about good overcoming evil that highlights the beliefs and values of Hindus. Students will be performing these skits either next week or after Thanksgiving. We'll be analyzing which Hindu beliefs show up in each scene. After Hinduism, we'll be learning about Buddhism, the other major religion that originated in this area of the world. Please note that we are learning about religion to become better educated, informed citizens who can understand and interact with people who have different beliefs than us. We are not practicing, preaching, or endorsing any particular religion.
Ms. Fitanides
English students just finished a short story unit that focused on reading strategies, conflict, character growth and theme. We took a summative assessment at the end of the week.
For the remaining days before the Thanksgiving break, Ms. Gordon (my student teacher) will lead students in a mini unit about symbolism in literature. We will use a Pixar short to introduce students to the concept, then read a short story by Edgar Allen Poe, for further study. Students will write a CER paragraph on symbolism before we leave for break.
When we return, I am thrilled to bring students into the world of Ponyboy and his Greaser friends in the novel, The Outsiders! It will be our first full class novel, which will culminate with a fun project the last week before winter recess.
Standards:
I can identify symbols and understand what they represent in literature.
I can write a CER paragraph with a strong claim, supporting evidence, and clear reasoning.