Week of January 6th 2020

Important Dates:

Friday, January 10th- All Pro Dads

What We're Learning:

Reading

Week's Theme: How do leaders show courage?

Literacy Skill Focus Standard:

RI 2.2 Identify the main topic of a multip-paragraph text.

Essential Question:

*What makes a strong leader?

*How can the main topic of a text help us to understand it better?

Comprehension Skill: Questioning, Determining importance

Comprehension Strategy: Ask questions to form ideas.

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ELA:

animal teeth

Mentor Sentence: This week, we will focus on apostrophes, both contractions and possessives, using the amazing series- What If You Had Animal ______? Students will be able to identify, use, and the know the difference between the two.

Phonics: This week, we will be working on words that make the long I sound using "i", "ie" , "igh" and "y". We will work to hear this letter sounds in words such as fries, sigh, tie, etc.

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Math

Math 2.1

MGSE2.MD.2

This week we will be comparing the relationship of one unit of measurement to another, within the same system. We will also be practicing our estimating skills and furthering our understanding measurement by practicing using word problems. We will be challenging the students to measure an object using two units of different lengths. Example: A student measures the length of their desk and finds that it is 3 feet and 36 inches. Students should explore the idea that the length of the desk is larger in inches than in feet, since inches are smaller units than feet. This concept is referred to as the compensatory principle.

Math 2.2

MGSE3.NBT.1

This week we will be starting our new unit. We will begin by jumping into place value understanding, which extends beyond an algorithm or procedure for rounding. The expectation is that students have a deep understanding of place value and number sense and can explain and reason about the answers they get when they round. Students should have numerous experiences using a number line and a hundreds chart as tools to support their work with rounding. For example: Question: Round 34 to the nearest ten. Student thinking: Let me locate 34 on a number line. I know that it takes four jumps (ones) to get back to 30 and six jumps (ones) to get to 40. This means that the closest ten would be 30.

Math 3.1

MGSE.3.OA.8

This week we will be practicing to two-step word problems using the four operations. The size of the numbers should be limited. Adding and subtracting numbers should include numbers within 1,000, and multiplying and dividing numbers should include single-digit factors and products less than 100. This standard calls for students to represent problems using equations with a letter to represent unknown quantities. Example: Mike runs 2 miles a day. His goal is to run 25 miles. After 5 days, how many miles does Mike have left to run in order to meet his goal? Write an equation and find the solution (2 × 5 + m = 25). This standard refers to estimation strategies, including using compatible numbers (numbers that sum to 10, 50, or 100) or rounding. The focus in this standard is to have students use and discuss various strategies. Students should estimate during problem solving, and then revisit their estimate to check for reasonableness.

Science:

This week we will begin to journey into Earth and Space Science!