Calendar
Monday, January 19th-No school for Martin Luther King, Jr Day
Monday, January 30th--No school for students--Grade reporting day
Monday, February 2nd--3rd Quarter begins
Saturday, February 7th-- Glow Ball @ Franklin Elementary 5:30-7:30
Friday, February 20th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, March 2nd--No School for students--Teacher planning/
--Evening conferences
Tuesday, March 3rd--No school for students/Conference Day
Saturday, March 14th--Super Science Saturday
Monday, March 23rd-27th--Spring Break
Monday, March 30th--School begins again!!!
Monday, April 6th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Tuesday, April 7th--4th Quarter begins
Thursday, April 16th--WI Film Festival Field Trip
Friday, May 8th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, May 25th--No school for Memorial Day
Tuesday, June 2nd--Talent Show
Thursday, June 4th--5th Grade Field Trip to......(tbd)
Tuesday, June 9th--Music Concert/Moving On Celebration (1:00 ish-2:30)
Wednesday, June 10th--Last day of school!!!
--5th grade field trip to Vilas Park (11am -2 pm)
Math
- We began Unit 4 this week. We will be focusing on Multiplying and Dividing Whole Numbers and Decimals.
- This week we revisited and practiced some multiplication strategies and started to look at the path to using the algorithm for the most efficient strategy.
- January Number Corner will focus on numerical patterns and graphs. Along with this, we will be using multiplication of fractions to help us keep a running total of time and money.
Literacy this week
- This week we started Module 2 Unit 2. We decided to take a "side street" from the EL lessons for this unit and are instructing on the same standards, but in a more tangible and, hopefully, interesting way. We will be modeling a 5th grade level animal research project. As we do each part, the 5th graders will then select their own animal and produce their own research project. Ask your 5th grader which animal they are focusing on!!
- We are reading a narrative non-fiction text called The Most Beautiful Roof in World by Kathryn Lasky.
- We will continue to work on speaking and writing about what we read.
- For our next unit, we will be doing some non-fiction research on a rainforest animal and writing paragraphs to be used in a class non-fiction book based on our learning, including maps, glossaries, drawing, headings, etc.
- For our ALL block this week, we engaged in various reading skill activities that include: fluency work, summarizing, discussion, grammar and vocabulary.
- Each classroom is doing a read aloud as well! Ask your 5th grader what book we are using.
Science --Ecosystem Restoration
Our second unit will be on Modeling Matter as we answer the question:
How do organisms in an ecosystem get the matter and energy they need to grow and thrive?
- Our first chapter will focus on : Why aren't the jaguars and sloths growing and thriving?
- Our second chapter will focus on : Why aren't the cecropia trees growing and thriving?
- Our third chapter will focus on : Why aren't the cecropia trees growing and thriving in the soil?
SELS/Health lessons
- Trouble Talk (recognizing the difference between intention and impact)
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