Friday

Hi Team201 Families,

This weekend at home.....

• finish the hw for 12.1 if you did not do so in class
• catch up on ST Math or do IXL
• read and record!

Take Your Child To Work Thursday

Well, that happened today!  Thank you to all of the members of Team201 for being so welcoming today. You are awesome!

This evening at home...

• Go Math Check What You Know: Chapter 12 Please cut out the vocabulary cards so we can use them in class!
• Finish the Wish Giver questions. Get specific! I want evidence
• Many kids need to work on last nights Fact Finder assignment. We were given time this morning and this afternoon to do so. Make sure to stick to the topic! See yesterday's blog post for help.
• If you manged your time well, and are finished with the Wish Giver questions, do some extra ST Math or  IXL Reading.

Today we....

• discussed primary and secondary sources
• created an Explorers Timeline (secondary)
• began work on a personal timeline (primary)
• read and discussed Traders in Time 
• went to Gym
• worked on the Chapter 11 Review and met in groups to go over some of the trickier problems
• finished our Owen and Mzee brochures
• finished the Animal Classification research
• worked on personal esparks goals
• worked on our Olympian Root Challenge
• went to Gym
• ate lunch
• had recess
• began reading a new book: The Wish Giver

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Clicking on "CAC Updates" will help you stay "in the know." I have also posted some material needs in this section.

Parents, have your child turned in the Chapter 10 Math corrections? Many have! Please log on to Think Central. If your child scored lower than 80%, corrections are assigned.  Please show the steps needed to arrive at the correct answer and write out explanations. This was due on Monday, but I will continue to accept corrections this week.

Volunteer Needed: I need some help this Friday morning. The job is mostly cutting and should only take about an hour or so. Let me know if you would like to come in. :-)

This evening at home......

• study for tomorrow's math test!
• in Science Fusion, read pages 151-158. This can count as tonight's reading. Log it.
• create a "Fact Finder" graphic with based on this reading. The title is: Adaptations and Instincts. You must show facts/examples about both physical, behavioral adaptations and instincts.

Too many Invertebrates For the T-Chart Tuesday

Today's title comes from Muaz and Audrey F.  Thank you!

This evening at home...

• complete the hw and practice for lesson 11.5. We will be ready to test on Thursday!
• please read and record.
• complete the "Classroom Conversation" questions found on page 730. Please use complete sentences and evidence from the text to support your ideas.

Thanks for working so hard on ST Math at home! Wow! Some of those percentages have really gone up since Report Card Day!  

Mzee and Measuring Monday

Hi Parents and Families,

I hope that you all are well. We are getting ready for lunch, recess and library. Today we....

• did a morning reading and math warm up
• read about French Explorers in Illinois and practiced note taking
• read Owen and Mzee and took some field notes
• played vocabulary Bingo
• went to the book fair
• measured angles and wrote equations
• watched a funny camel sing about adaptations

This evening at home....

• Read and record
• Complete the vocabulary sentences sheet
• Complete the hw for lesson 11.4
• We should be ready to test this week!

Book Fair Tomorrow!

Fake Free Time Friday

Today's title stems from our current activity.  This may feel like like free time, but we are actually drawing and measuring angles. Actually, we are creating Anglemals. Of course, this means that we are creating animals out of angles.  You knew that!


This evening at home....

• Read! I should see at least 2 reading sessions. This means 40 minutes in total. Record on your Gold Card.
• Catch up on ST Math.  Your child should be fast approaching 75%.
• If you are finished with ST Math, do some IXL 5th Grade.

NEW CAC DATES!!!!

• Our CAC Show is on May 19th.
• May 8th is our first day in the CAC. Parents, we hope to see you there!
• We will be using LOTS of brown grocery bags.  Start saving!

The Spring MAPS schedule will be available soon. We will most likely be testing the week after the CAC. As soon as I know, I will let you know!

Time To Talk Tuesday

Let's talk! I am looking forward to seeing you all in 201 tomorrow. If you have not signed up for a conference, please click on the link to view available time slots.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4ba4a82babf85-team


This evening at home....

• complete the hw and practice for lesson 11.3. Every child should have a protractor. If you are borrowing one, please take good care of it! You will need it for classwork this week and next!
• finish the remaining questions in the Reading packet that we began yesterday.
• read the companion poems in Journeys. Pick one activity: Text to text, text to self, text to world.

We will go to the Book Fair on Monday, April 24th. 

Making Tracks Monday

Quarter 4, here we go! Welcome back to school, Team 201. I hope that all enjoyed a restful break from the school-homework routine.

A few notes....

• The Book Fair opens on Wednesday. I will let you know when I get the schedule.
• Wednesday is Report Card Conference Day. I am looking forward to meeting with you!
• The Q3 Awards Assembly is Friday. I will post the time as soon as I know!
• Math Corrections: Please check Think Central. If you child scored lower than 80%, they should write out corrections. Corrections should show all of the steps taken to arrive at a correct answer. Correct answers are given on the test. Please bring corrections no later than Monday. This partial credit will help boost your child's average!

This evening at home...

• Please make sure to bring a book for independent reading EVERY DAY!
• Complete the hw and practice for Go Math 11.2
• Complete questions 1-8 on the Reading Handout.
• Read and record!

Thankful For Time Off Thursday

We are in the final stretch over here.  We will spend the last hour of school diving into a new Go Math lesson, because it is not Spring Break yet!  I am not assigning any regular homework over the break, but I do expect that kids will keep up with their independent reading and want them to log their minutes/pages on the Gold Card.

Need to Know

• Parent Teacher Conferences are Wednesday, April 19. Many families have already signed up for a time. Here is the link:   Click Here
• Results from today's Math test are available on Think Central. To receive partial credit, please turn in a written explanation, with examples and labels, of how to arrive at the correct response. I will accept corrections any day the week of 4/17.
• 40 Book Challenge: Congratulations to Samantha, Hambalat, Kaelyn and Brianna. Each has met the 40 Book Challenge, and each is on the way to reading more than 60 books this school year.
• If your child is not close to 75% on ST Math, please try to get there! 
• Each student will need a protractor for classwork and homework next week.  We will be measuring angles. The clear ones are usually easier to use.
• The Spring MAPS Testing window opens on May 15th. I will send home the schedule soon. If you are looking for ways to boost your child's scores, I recommend IXL Disney has purchased both reading and math. The best way to do better on Reading and Language tests is to actually read. Just read, people!

P.S. Dhiren just helped me edit this post's title. Thanks for the idea, Dhiren!

I Wonder Wednesday

Today's title is inspired by today's Fur Trading Activity.   After a bit of research using links I posted on Google Classroom, partners were able to meet and develop questions about the Fur Trade in Illinois and the Great Lakes Region.  Today, we spent some time answering those questions.

We also...

• began our new read aloud: Traders In Time.   Guess what it's about?  This is a new book for me too! I am really excited to get started.
• spoke a little French. Oui!
• went over last night's math homework and worked on the Chapter 10 Review.
• shared and began publishing our Maniac Magee ballads. Not ballots.
• did some ST Math
• played a !Kahoot based on this week's story: I Could Do That.

This evening at home...

• study for tomorrow's Chapter 10 Test
• complete the Idioms page in the packet. 
• complete one other page, your choice, in the packet.
• read and get a signature.

Sign up for a Parent Teacher Conference. Conferences are Wednesday, April 19th. If you can't make it to school that day, please write me a note or email so that we can reschedule. I am happy to meet with you on another day, or schedule a phone conference. Click on the link below.

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Tremendous Tuesday

This evening at home...

• please complete the double-sided math work. We will get a bit more practice with patterning. Please focus on describing the patterns using WORDS. No blanks!
• read a book of your choice for 20 minutes or longer.
• write a solid paragraph about what you've read. I want to hear your ideas, not just a summary.  Here is a sample to get you started.

In  this part of the book ________(briefly describe the action.)________.

 I  think that_______, because....

This reminds me of_____, because....

This proves that _________

If it were me, I would_________

I wonder why________.

Maybe, ____________.

I sometimes like to annoy your children with songs.  This is one of my favorites. Thank you, Sabrina and Nyla, for the inspiration.  Enjoy, or in Ryan's case, cringe.

Mathtastic Monday

Today's Math lesson was all about patterns. Fake easy! We stumbled through some difficult problems today, and I am happy to report that there was no tearing- of -the -hair/crying/stomping/throwing-of-the-paper or general defeatism.  Every kid in the class had to go back to the drawing board several times. The great news about this is that these kids exhibited loads of persistence!  Bravo 201!

Today we......

• discussed how and why the French explored North America, claiming land and potential Fur Trade profits in the name of New France.
• worked with partners to discuss the key points about the Fur Trade
• worked with this same partner to take a close look at the reading and answer questions. 
• attended an assembly in the CAC that featured Spanish Guitar and Flamenco. Ole.
• worked on the aforementioned pattern problems
• went to lunch and recess.
• went to Library.

This evening at home...

• please sign up for a Parent Teacher Conference. Many are already on the schedule. Thank you!
• Click here to sign up!
• read I Can Do That  in Journeys.
• complete the Analyze Text questions
• do the HW and Practice for Go Math 10.7

News

• Thank you, Kaelyn and Claire, for the tissues!
• We will take the Chapter 10 Math test on Thursday.
• There is no school this Friday, due to the CPS Furlough Action
• Next week is Spring Break!
• After Spring Break, we will begin our focus on Life Science.
• Our Illinois Unit is in full swing. Stay tuned for CAC information. Pod 200 will focus on IL History.  Get ready to paddle through history in the Time Travel Canoe.