Weekly Blast
Week of April 4th, 2016
Upcoming Events
Thursday, April 7th- BOB Lunch Bunch
Friday, April 8th- ELA Practice Packet Due, Science Assessment, STEM Awards (Critical Thinking)
Monday, April 11th- Unit 12 Assessment: Perimeter and Area
Tuesday, April 12th- Earth Science Benchmark Assessment
Monday, April 18- FSA ELA Session 1
Tuesday, April 19- FSA ELA Session 2
STEM Unit of Study
ELA
This week, students will be analyzing text structures within and across texts and identifying the point of view of a text by identifying the difference between first and third person narratives. We will be practicing responding to FSA Style questions throughout the week. Students will then compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated.
- Please utilize the online practice test on www.fsassessments.org for ELA to continue to help becoming familiar with the online portal as students will be taking their FSA on the computers this year!
Homework:
- Read 30 minutes each night
- FSA Practice Packet due on Friday
Math
We will be finishing Unit 12: Area and Perimeter this week and we will take our assessment on Monday, April 11th. Please make sure to utilize Think Central and the resources provided for additional practice at home!
Students will:
- Compare and contrast perimeter and area
- Use various strategies to model real world perimeter problems
- Use various strategies to model real world area problems
ThinkCentral:
Mega Math: Ice-Station Polar Planes Lesson P (in assignments)
Mega Math: Ice-Station Polar Planes Lesson Q (in assignments)
Mega Math: Ice-Station Polar Planes Lesson R (in assignments)
Mega Math: Ice-Station Polar Planes Lesson S (in assignments)
Animated Math Models: Skill 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 (in library)
Science
Inquiry Monday:
Students will be building and testing their space lander for our design challenge.
We will be finishing our chapter investigating the movement of the sun, moon, earth, and other stars. Students will be describing the changes in the observable shape of the moon over the course of about a month and will be tested on this chapter on Friday, April 8th. Students should be bringing their notebooks home nightly to prepare for their assessment on Friday, as well as the Earth Science Benchmark Assessment which will be on Tuesday, April 12th. Students will need to take their notebook home to study over the weekend for this assessment.
Essential Questions:
- How can you explain the way the night sky appears to change?
- How would you describe the Earth's movement in the Solar System?
- How would you describe the movement of the Sun, Moon, Earth, and other stars?
- How does the moon appear different in the sky each night?
MyOn Connections:
Constellations -Martha Rustad
How Long is a Day? -Claire Clark
The Moon Book -Layne de Marin
The Moon Book -Gail Gibbons
Click on the links below for StudyJams practice!
Contact:
Email: nicole.anderson@sdhc.k12.fl.us
Website: turnerbartels.mysdhc.org
Location: 9020 Imperial Oak Boulevard, Tampa, FL, United States
Phone: 813-907-6801
Twitter: @AndersonTBK8