1.9: October 22-26, 2018
Bull Run watershed field trip
– Rain expected Thursday, wear rain gear, we will be outside for about 2.5 hours!
Scandinavian saying: There is no such thing as bad weather, just lack of preparedness.
Preparedness will increase enjoyment!
Parent volunteers, we will be boarding at 9:00 a.m. and should return at about 2:45.
Important Dates
October
25: Bull Run Watershed Field Trip: Dress for cold and rain, bring a lunch
-Volunteer Background Check
–Preparing for Bull Run Watershed
29: No School- End of First Quarter/Teacher Planning Day
November
15: OMSI Field Trip
19: No School- Conferences, 8:00 a.m. -8:00 p.m.
20: No School- Conferences, 8:00 a.m. -8:00 p.m.
21-23: No School- Thanksgiving Break
December
17-January 1: No School- Winter Break
January
21: No School- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
22: No School- End of Second Quarter/Teacher Planning Day
24: Science Fair, 5:00 p.m..
This week in…
MATH
Module 2: Multi-Digit Whole Number and Decimal Fraction Operations
Topic D: Measurement Word Problems with Whole Number and Decimal Multiplication
Lesson 14 Objective: Use decimal multiplication to express equivalent measurements. Homework due on Wednesday
Lesson 15 Objective: Solve two-step word problems involving measurement and multi-digit multiplication. Homework due on Thursday
• Independent Reading:
Genre- Mystery
• Classroom Reading
The Number Devil
The Sixth Night:
1. Fibonacci numbers and sequences (Bonacci). 1,2,3,5,8,13,21…
The Seventh Night:
1. Pascal’s Triangle Relates to triangular numbers
1
1 1
1 2 1
1 3 3 1
The Eighth Night:
1. Permutations and combinations
2. Factorials
3. Circle diagrams.
4. Use of number pyramid for solving problems such as teams of 3, 4, 5 etc
• Socratic Seminar- Advice to a Teacher-
WRITING
Narratives-Memoir: After the end revision strategies and reading our written work to an audience. We will read our stories to a family member and our reading buddies.
Science Inquiry Report
-Revise as Necessary Part 1 and 2
Part 1
Framing the Investigation
• Background Information
• Question
• Hypothesis and hypothesis graph
Part 2
• Materials List
• Procedures
New
Part 3
• Analysis (Data Table, Graph, Written Observations and Sketches)
What story does my graph tell
ECOLOGY
The Lorax Group Project Presentations
• preparation and practice
• presentation
Connection circles showing the problem (degeneration), and the solution (regeneration)
Japanese
• Numbers 1-99 continued
romaji (i•chi, ni, sa•n, yo•n, go, ro•ku, na•na, ha•chi, kyu•u, jyu•u) review
kanji（一，二、三、四、五、六、七、八、九、十）new
• kaiwa:
Introductions and greetings (review)
Asking names (review)
Apologizing (review)
Numbers to 999 (review)
School and Grade (review)
Do you understand? (review)
Age and numbers 1 ~ 99 (review)
Irasshai Lesson 8 – Age Part 2
The topics covered are age, and school and work affiliations. The cultural topic is the ancient capital, Kyoto. Reading practice covers the hiragana: ざ、じ、ず、ぜ、ぞ.
• hiragana
あいうえお と かきくけこ review a and k
さしすせそ ざじずぜぞ たちつてと だぢづでど review s z t d
なにぬねの はひふへほ ばびぶべぼ ぱぴぷぺぽ review n h b p
まみむめも やゆよ review m y
らりるれろ わを ん review r w n
きゃきゅきょ ぎゃぎゅぎょ しゃしゅしょ じゃじゅじょ ちゃちゅちょ ぢゃぢゅぢょreview kya kyu kyo gya gyu gyo …
NEW にゃにゅにょ ひゃひゅひょ びゃびゅびょ ぴゃぴゅぴょ
Hiragana quiz this week PDF
Links for Ms. Tran for Wednesday