I will update our 'curriculum' tab with Term 3 skills/standards/etc soon... ;) In the meantime, here's what we are up to right now:
This week we will be doing close reading on informational texts within Reading and Social Studies to learn about the French and Indian War. Some guiding questions you may want to ask your child at the end of the week are:
- What was the French and Indian war?
- What are some of the causes of the French and Indian war?
- What kind of effects did it have on the colonists?
In math we jumped into fractions. We began talking about how we use fractions in our everyday lives. Some questions you can ask your child:
- What are fractions and how can they be represented?
- How are fractions used in everyday life?
- What are equivalent fractions? (for example, 2/4 is the same as 1/2)
In Science we will begin our unit on Light and Sound. We will be investigating the nature of light using tools such as mirrors, lenses and prisms. We will be identifying materials that are transparent, opaque and translucent.
Also in ELA we started our Term 3 Reading Contracts. We worked in small groups today to go over the expectations of these contracts as well as the book choices, mapping out a timeline to complete them by the December 5 due date, and setting some goals for our reading. Please know that the Reading Contract is expected to be classwork; not additional homework for your students. We allow time in class to work on these as they are doing independent reading. Books your child reads in their small groups (LINKS, EIP, Classroom) are also allowed to 'count' as a Reading Contract book; I don't want to add 'extra' reading on them! Below is a chart summarizing these discussions today.
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