Barrett Team Adventures
November 27, 2016
Dear UMAC Families,
It’s already time to think about the second round of MAP testing (Can you believe it?). This round of testing serves as a checkpoint for determining whether students are on track for meeting their spring MAP goal.
Before taking the test, students will have the opportunity to revisit the goals that were set in both math and reading after our fall testing. Be sure to ask your child what his/her goals are for the year and what have they been doing to attain their academic goals.
Our team will take the reading test Monday morning (December 5) from 11:10 am - 12:40 pm and the math test Tuesday morning (December 6) from 11:10 am - 12:40 pm. There will be no WEB conferences on these two days due to our testing.
Sincerely,
Michelle Barrett
Reading
This week in reading students will read a biography titled, My Brother Martin by Christine King Farris. While reading this text we will discuss civil rights and how until the 1960’s, many African Americans did not have the same civil rights as other Americans. Towards the end of the week, students will learn about the poet Langston Hughes. On Friday we will do a culminating activity where students will be asked to compare and contrast the dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to the dreams of Langston Hughes.
Math
This week in math, old friends will:
divide fractions by fractions or whole numbers.
solve division word problems.
determine whether a word problems requires multiplication or division.
This week in math, new friends will:
practice division with 2 digit quotients
- Solve multi-step word problems
Social Studies
This week in social studies, we will be learning the first contributions of the first Americans. Our team will be learning about the Europeans, African Americans, American Indians, Latinos and Asian American settlers arrival and contributions in our country. From this chapter, our children will be able to analyze and discuss how different groups contributed to our country.
Upcoming events
Monday 12/5: Reading MAP test 11:10am-12:40pm
Tuesday 12/6: Math MAP test 11:10am-12:40pm
Wednesday 12/7: Progress Reports available for Parents on ParentVue
Friday 12/16: Holiday Celebration 2:30pm-3:15pm