Ms. Arnold's Weekly News
Week of 4-30-19
This Week
Mon: computers
Tues: gym
Wed: computers
Thurs: gym
Fri:
*11:25-12:10 Daily (Lunch/Recess)
*3:23 Dismissal
Weekly Learning Targets
Reading:
On a daily/weekly basis, students get focused lessons on good reading habits, fluency and comprehension, shared reading, book of the day read-alouds, conferencing, a variety of reading skills and strategies, the tools in the classroom to help them, choice reading, content area reading, goal setting, booktalks and book trailers, and author and genre discussions and reflections.
This Week...
-I can identify the genres of different texts.
-I can learn lessons to apply to my life from my characters.
-I can empathize with my characters.
-I can identify the physical and personality traits of my characters.
-I can identify the features of fiction and nonfiction texts.
-I can work hard to meet my Lexia minutes by the end of the week.
-I am continuing to push myself in reading workshop aiming for my 10+ books this trimester.
This Week's Writing Learning Targets... (unit: informational book)
-I can identify the different text features in nonfiction text and explain how they help me as a reader.
-I can identify the main idea of nonfiction text and its supporting details.
-I can site evidence from nonfiction texts.
I can write an informational book that includes an introduction, body, conclusion, and text features.
Math Learning Targets:
Fractions
-I can identify equivalent fractions up to 12ths (1/2, 2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10, 6/12)
-I can identify equal parts of a whole and name them.
-I can identify and write a unit fraction.
-I can identify and write a fraction.
-I can plot fractions less than 1 on a number line and greater than 1.
Other
I can plot data onto a line plot.
-I can solve for the elapsed time of different questions.
-I can find the area and perimeter of different shapes.
-I can multiply and divide by 7s and 9s.
Science Learning Targets: (unit: weather)
-I can make predictions about the weather.
-I can spot the various climates around the world.
-I can identify the effects of hazardous storms.
Side Note:
Students will not have science and social studies unit tests throughout the year nor will they have homework in those areas. Math is the only subject where students could have some homework but never on a weekly basis. At the end of a math unit, students will have a unit test. Writing pieces are not sent home until the end of the unit. Our first piece, the narrative, takes most if not all of the first trimester. I will help keep you informed on what your child is doing in school on a regular basis.
***Social Studies content standards are mostly covered in the third trimester.
Keicher Newsletter is posted separately on Remind.
Ms. Arnold
Email: Stacy.Arnold@mccardinals.org
Website: smore.com
Location: Keicher Elementary School, Broad Street, Michigan Center, MI, United States
Phone: 5177645200
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