Language Arts: Started to think about our character for the next chapter in Seedfolks we are writing. Questions to ask: age? where are they from? what ailment(s) do they have? how will they connect with other real characters in Seedfolks? how does the garden help them? what are their character traits? The poster above shows the style of writing that will be expected in this writing assignment.
Homework- Narrative due on MONDAY

Reading: MY section- Finished presenting Gift Projects. Homework- Latin Stem Quiz- Monday

Social Studies- Reviewed for quiz on the 4 Empires of Mesopotamia. Quiz is Monday and open notebook. Use chapter 6 in the TCI online textbook to study from.

Language Arts- Continued to work on Seedfolks. Tomorrow we will discuss the writing piece of this unit- the students are going to write the next vignette in Seedfolks. What is their character's name? Age? Where are they from? How do they fit into the community garden? How do they interact with characters that we know from the book already? These are questions to keep in mind as we move forward with this writing assignment.
Reading- MY section- Presented Gift Projects. Homework- Latin Quiz on 11/2 & Fluency read is pushed back a week to 11/6.
S.S.- Completed a Nearpod presentation to preview the assessment that is on Monday 11/2. As seen above, one of the nice things about using a Nearpod presentation in class is that I can view all of the students' answers and share them. Once I have shared an answer, the students can view it on their individual Chromebook but there is not a name attached to the answer. That way, the class can debate and discuss answers in a more trusting fashion.  The assessment covers chapter 6 in the textbook, which can be accessed through TCI online textbook. Main ideas- what are the 4 empires of Mesopotamia and their big accomplishments. 

Language Arts- Finished reading Seedfolks. NO homework
Reading- MY section- presented Gift Projects. Homework- fluency quiz on Friday & Latin Quiz on 11/2
S.S.- Finished reading about the 4 Empires of Mesopotamia & worked in groups to identify the empires and their greatest achievements. Homework- Chapter 2 Quiz on 11/2.

Language Arts: TOday we read the Curtis & Nora chapters- No homework BUT narratives are due on 11/2.
Reading- Latin Stem Quiz- next quiz is 11/2. Gift Project is due tomorrow.
S.S.- Started to discuss the 4 Empires of Mesopotamia.

Science

This week we've continued working with average speed and average time.  Students recreated Galileo's famous "Rolling Bodies" experiment only we used toy cars.  Students were able to see, like Galileo, that objects don't roll at a constant rate as Aristotle originally believed.  Some kids even started to connect to acceleration and gravity (where we're heading next).http://physics-animations.com/Physics/English/angl_txt.htm

*Science Symposium:

Now open to 6th graders, we discussed the opportunity.  Students need to be able to commit 1-2 hours a week for the symposium to be eligible. 

For more info : https://science.madison.k12.wi.us/node/1038

*Science Fest

Awesome opportunity on campus this weekend if you're looking for some Science family fun.  Normally, I'm given handouts for the students but this year we didn't so here's a link with all the info and events and times.

https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/index.wsf

MATH

This week we continued our work in chapter 2 concentrating on area and perimeter and the relationship between them.  We also began to explore multiplication generalizations in the form of rectangular models sometimes called arrays.  We'll continue with that next week.  I want to remind parents about the parent guide on the CPM website.  In this guide, are extra practice problems with answers if you're looking to get more math practice in with your child.http://cpm.org/cc1-parent-guide  Here is a link to our last skill of Stem and leaf plots and histograms  http://textbooks.cpm.org/CoreConnections/ParentGuide/cc1/CC1_PG_Ch2_1.pdf 

and our next skill with multiplication and generic rectangles  http://textbooks.cpm.org/CoreConnections/ParentGuide/cc1/CC1_PG_Ch2_2.pdf

Have a great weekend and remember to check Infinite Campus for any missing work and your child's planner for something written in every academic class box, every day!

Language Arts- Worked on our Seedfolks literary dictionaries and our class character web. The dictionary is homework if not completed.
Reading- MY SECTION- Homework- new fluency passages- assessment on 10/30 & Latin Quiz on 10/26 & Gift Project due on 10/27.
S.S.- Took Mesopotamia & Sumer assessment- WILL HAVE 15 MINUTES ON MONDAY TO COMPLETE.

Social Studies- Groups presented on the 7 Characteristics of a Civilization and viewed and studied for quiz. HOMEWORK- study for quiz on Friday.
Language Arts- Read Virgil & SaeYoung chapters in Seedfolks. Homework- Complete sheets in packet on Virgil & SaeYoung and the character chart. Narrative is due 11/2. You should be in the editing phase of this assignment.
Reading- MY SECTION- last day was today to work in class on Gift Project in class and it is due 10/27. Homework- Fluency test tomorrow (for some students) and Latin Stem Quiz on 10/26