Make Me Learn Monday

Hello Team 201 Families,

I am sure that you all know that Winter Weather will keep us away from school again tomorrow. ALL CPS SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. While you kids may be cheering, your teacher wants to be in school!  I have plans for you, people, and the Mother Nature is getting in the way.

This weekend, you were supposed to read Riding Freedom  and answer the "analyze text" questions.  Now, can you please read the companion piece? Let me rephrase that: Read the companion piece, Spindletop, please.  That is an imperative sentence.  

Then, please select one of these activities and respond in writing. If you select the "conversation," you must respond in writing.  Talking out your ideas is a good first step.  Perhaps you can work with a classmate to compare ideas via Edmodo. Share ideas, but make the writing your own.  Proofread your work.  Do you include specific examples from the text?  Do your sentences flow? Is your writing error-free?  Good job.

Page 486: Classroom Conversation
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Page 487: Write About Reading

In math, we are working on Comparing Fractions. Soon, we will conquer Mixed Numbers and Operations with Fractions. We are going to add, subtract, multiply and divide those fractions!  Look out, un-whole numbers. Log on to STUDY JAMS to get started. You may begin with the the link here, but I strongly encourage you to look at the other subtopics in this section. You basically have to know everything here.  This link should take you to the Study Jams segment on Least Common Multiple.  If not, just search for it. 

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/math/fractions/least-common-multiple.htm

Do you know your Moon Phases?  If you have already studied the Brainpop segment, watch it again! Scroll up to last week's posts and watch the Bill Nye video.  Then, move on to StudyJams.  Search in the Science/Solar System section.  You need to know how to identify each phase, and should know where it is in relation to Earth.  Go ahead and learn from some of these other segments.  

I will give extra credit for any BrainPop activity page.  Find something that interests you and learn.  Print out the activity page, or copy it by hand in your notebook.

Here is another extra credit opportunity:  log on to Wonderopolis.com  You can use the tab. It is easy.  Select a "wonder" topic and read about it. Now, teach me.   Do a little extra research.  Write about your findings.  You may make your own "Fact Finder" card, or write a paragraph.   

I know that your parents won't let you go sledding. It is too cold. Sunday was the day for sledding. We had a great time at Gompers Park! Today is the day to keep warm and home-school yourself. Learn something. That's an order!