Our week in learning 1/29

 The quarter is nearing the halfway point, athletic field day is this week, and we will need volunteers 
for a special activity.

In language arts this week, students will compose their introductions and conclusions, and spend 

Wednesday editing their rough drafts. On Thursday, students will sit down to write 

out their full final draft, and on Friday, they will have the opportunity to type it in class. 

Students should have a full final draft completed by Thursday in order to type on Friday.

Presentations will be on Monday and Tuesday of next week--students should prepare 

a simple poster board with relevant pictures and facts about their explorer. This should 

be completed at home.

Students will read through chapter 17 of the Secret Garden and continue making

 journal entries. 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR WRITING WORKSHOP! We are looking for volunteers 
on Wednesday afternoon to run editing and revision stations for the students’ research 
paper. Students will spend 7-10 minutes at each station with their essays, editing or 
revising a particular aspect of it. The parent volunteer or teacher at each station will 
assist students with reading or revising their essays. Red pens will be provided!  
 We need help with spell checking, grammar, voice/perspective, and organization. 
Please email me if you are available Wednesday after 1:20pm!

In science this week, students will learn about two different types of seeds - 
angiosperms and gymnosperms - and how those seeds are dispersed. They will 
compare the structure of vascular plants to nonvascular plants and label vascular 
tissues. On Thursday, students will watch a video about seed dispersal and complete 
an activity that will challenge them to remember the different dispersal method.

This week in math, students will continue the decimal unit, multiplying and dividing a decimal by
 two-digit whole numbers and by other decimals.

In history, students will complete the Age of Exploration unit with a unit test on Tuesday, and
 begin a new unit on westward expansion in the U.S.