Month: December 2018

Homework for Dec. 10-14 (Week 17)

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    1. Read for at least 30 minutes each night. Complete the online reading log OR one on paper. (Copies are available in class).
    2. Explore some lessons on IXL.com and / or Khan Academy in the following areas:
      • *Fractions*
      • *Decimals*
      • Logical Reasoning
      • **A Scholar has a goal: This past week, we answered 1,704 questions during almost 11 hours on IXL!**
      • So far this year, we have answered 39, 341 questions and have spent 317 hours 4 minutes on IXL. What will be our goal for the new year?
    3. Log on and “Launch” into some learning with Everyday Math. (Note: Log on information is in your planner.)
    4. Reflect back on Week 16, and complete the “Reflection: Learning Habits” form.

    Note: Homework is due on Fridays.

    **Check back later in the week for additional homework related to in-class discussions and activities.

    Announcements

    1. Library is scheduled weekly on Mondays from 9:30 – 10:10 a.m.
      • Bring your book bag and books.
      • ALERT: ALL books must be returned for the break. 
    2. P.E. is scheduled weekly on Mondays and Fridays. Come dressed to exercise – sneakers, hat, sunscreen.
      • ALERT: The swim unit continues this week, so bring your swim suit and a towel! 
    3. Reading Assessment – Monday
    4. We will be spending some time with our buddies on Tuesday, December 11 starting at 9:30 a.m.
    5. Math Unit 3 Assessment – Tuesday
    6. We will be finishing off the first half of the year with an elementary assembly on Friday at 8:15 a.m.
    7. Winter Break will begin with an early dismissal on Friday, December 14 at 11:30 a.m.

The Making of… a Movement Movie

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Today we embarked on a project that will allow us to mull over and muse about the form and causation of movement as a change agent. After reading and ruminating on a reading about earthquakes, volcanoes, and/or tsunamis, each a type of fast change experienced in Japan, students synthesized the information to share with their target audience – a team of geologists, sociologists, and artists. While that might sound like a odd combination of people, each one is uniquely affected by these types of change. It was the task of each scholarly news reporter or documentarian to determine the positive and negative implications of each form of movement and COMMUNICATE (our trait for the month) those effects clearly.

     

GRASPS Task & Single-Point Rubric

Finished products will be posted to the blog.

Trait of the Month: Communicator

Seeing Story through a Storyteller’s Eyes

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We continued our inquiry into Japan and movement with another book by Allen Say. While seemingly simple on the surface, both the story and illustrations by this author challenged our thinking.

Challenge: Pay close attention to the illustrations as you watch and listen to the reading of Kamishibai Man.


Resources:

Rediscovering Japan’s Forgotten Story Tellers in Kamishibai Man

Flashback and Foreshadow

Allen Say, in writing Kamishibai Man, writes the story as a flashback. To learn more about this (and another) powerful writing technique, consider exploring the following multiple source.

Homework for Dec. 3-7 (Week 16)

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  1. Read for at least 30 minutes each night. Complete the online reading log OR one on paper. (Copies are available in class).
  2. Explore some lessons on IXL.com and / or Khan Academy in the following areas:
    • *Fractions*
    • *Decimals*
    • Logical Reasoning
    • **A Scholar has a goal: This past week, we answered 2,116 questions during almost 15 hours on IXL!**
  3. Log on and “Launch” into some learning with Everyday Math. (Note: Log on information is in your planner.)
  4. Reflect back on Week 15, and complete the “Reflection: Learning Habits” form.

Note: Homework is due on Fridays.

**Check back later in the week for additional homework related to in-class discussions and activities.

Announcements

  1. Library is scheduled weekly on Mondays from 9:30 – 10:10 a.m.
    • Bring your book bag and books.
  2. P.E. is scheduled weekly on Mondays and Fridays. Come dressed to exercise – sneakers, hat, sunscreen.
    • ALERT: The swim unit continues this week, so bring your swim suit and a towel! 
  3. A PYP Parent Workshop will be held in the CAC on Monday, December 3, 8:15 – 9:45 a.m. 
  4. Be ready to show off your strokes during the Swim Gala on Friday, December 7, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. RESCHEDULED (Date TBD)
  5. STUCO will be sponsoring a disco this Friday, December 7, 4:30-6:00 p.m.
    • Cost: $5.00
    • Permission Slip Required
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