This week in...
Social Studies (Both A and B Days)
We're wrapping up our Ancient Civilizations unit by writing an essay that tells about the masks that we made. The masks have symbols on them that represent the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations. We had a lot of fun researching and creating them! Check it out!
The next unit we'll be working on is European Exploration. We'll mainly focus on the early explorers from Spain and Portugal, the places and peoples they discovered, and the navigation tools that allowed them to sail further from shore than they'd ever imagined. We'll begin with a short geography unit that will allow us to get familiar with the areas we'll be learning about: the Spice Islands, West Indies, and ports in Africa. There will be a test on this part of the unit on November 3rd (A Day) and November 6th (B Day). A study guide will come home next week.
ELA (Both A and B Days)
We've been getting familiar with the ELA Amplify curriculum, and are currently working on the first unit, Dahl and Narrative. The first half of the unit is spent working on narrative writing, and we've been working on focusing our writing in on one particular moment. This week, we'll sharpen our focus on chosing one moment to write about, and adding lots of details.
This week I'll begin assigning homework for vocabulary. Students will have about 2 weeks to complete the homework.
- B Day students will receive their homework today (10/23), and it will be due on Monday, Nov 6th. They'll have an assessment on the words that day as well.
- A Day students will receive their homework tomorrow (10/24). It will be due on Tuesday, Nov 7th, and they'll have an assessment that day.
- I'll send out Remind messages about the due dates and assessment dates. Students will also write them in their planners.
I hope you have a great week!
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