That is the question we are currently researching in our writing unit. We've been reading some articles to gather information. Some videos are posted below.
Hello Parents!
This is what we have been doing this week: Math: This week in math we worked on order of operations problems and used the Parentheses Exponents Multiplication & Division, and Addition & Subtraction test to help us solve these problems. Writing: This week in writing we continued opinion writing. We read many articles from different authors about their opinions and we took notice of the techniques that we could “steal” from the pieces and use in our own writing. PYP/Reading: This week in PYP and Reading we started Lit Circles. We found out our groups and started our reading. We also read a book called Bully and practiced taking character traits on the inside and outside. Specials next week: P.E., Technology, Library, Music Reminders:
From the desk of press secretary Ayeisha Haswarey: Dear parents, Before beginning, I’d like to thank all of our wonderful volunteers who come in every day, every event, every week, and even you monthly helpers! Our school could’ve never been as fabulous as it is without you. And I’d like to give a special shoutout to those parent volunteers who may not be seeing this school from a helping point of view after their fifth graders are shipped off to middle school. Thanks again for all your support over the years! Math This week in math, our class has been working on finding and approximating the volume of regular and irregular 3d polygons. To do this, we multiplied the length, width, and height and got the volume, cubed. And remember, guys. Khan Academy and IXL are two great websites for your daily math practice! Reading This week in reading we started a new read aloud book called Touching Spirit Bear. We practiced noticing character traits in each character and taking think notes in our own way. PYP This week in PYP we focused on Stereotypes and putting labels on people. We watched two video clips of a boys life and a girls life and how they felt about there body image and what they did to try and change it. Writing: This week in writing we have been focusing on debating and arguing about our opinions on either sides of topics. We have been going through the process of caucusing with our groups and arguing with an opponent. Today yesterday we have been showing Mr. Basham our opinion writing skills by writing an on demand opinion piece. Specials next week: P.E., Technology, Library, Music, Rhythms Reminders:
It should be an amazing weekend to get outside! Be safe and have fun!
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