After a day and half of training, sick kid, a Halloween party, and a field trip..I'm back!

Math: Based on the pre-assessment we changed math classes for our 4 week unit on measurement. Today, we solidified our understanding of perimeter and began working with ways to determine an unknown side of an object. For example, given a rectangle with a side of 6 units and a total perimeter of 30 units, how long is the mystery side?

Homework:

Everyone completes the perimeter puzzle sheet (determining the mystery length).
The other side, perimeter practice, is an optional opportunity to review more basic perimeter concepts.

Language Arts: We compared and contrasted our background knowledge of arctic regions with new information found in an informational text. In addition, we used some maps to locate the various countries that are in polar regions.


The Monster Who Grew Small

We had the chance to put my training from yesterday to use which was pretty exciting! We emphasized the different types of learning in the story through directed notes. Tonight, they are expected to reread their response and ensure that they have cited evidence in the text that reflects how the main character "learned" to overcome his fears as the story progressed.

The One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo

We read the third chapter today and generated a list of feelings that Freddy felt before going on stage. They copied this web of feelings in their RRJs and began composing a response to our prompt. Tonight they should convert the feelings on the web into complete sentences.

Ramona Quimby

They must finish their RRJ questions in preparation of our discussion tomorrow.

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