Week of November 5th

Social Studies
By: Liam, Shane, Paris, Parsa, Hallie, and Tyler

• On Monday, we worked on using map keys to identify pictures and symbols on a map.

• On Tuesday we read two pages about longitude and latitude. After, we worked on a worksheet to practice longitude and latitude.
• Thursday we learned about cardinal directions and intermediate directions. We compared states to each other using directions.
• The class learned about map scales on Friday. Map scales are use to show how far places are from each other.

Reading
Written by: Brien, Cassidy, Sophie, James, Stacey

To help us with book talks

• On Monday we noticed how supporting characters react to the main character. This can tell us a lot about our character.
• On Tuesday, we worked on making good stickies that will tell us a lot about our characters instead of boring stickies like she’s nice, she’s mean or wow, he is a bully.
• On Thursday, we started to sort sticky notes into different piles like questions, predictions, retellings and what we notice about our characters. Sorting them helps us find the big ideas.
• On Friday, the class continued sorting sticky notes into piles and reading books. When we read we can still make different stickies but put the ones that help us grow theories into our character theory pile.

Writing

Written by: Tommy, Annie, Giana, Derek, Kaitlyn

• On Monday we talked about opinion writing which means to take a side of the argument. We brainstormed places where we see opinion writing.

• On Tuesday we read an article about ads on a school bus. We then took a side and wrote about if there should be ads on a school bus.
• Next, we read about the sugary drink ban in New York. We wrote about whether or not we agree with the ban.
• On Thursday, we discussed the word perspective and what that has to do with opinion writing. We reviewed the story of the Three Little Pigs and then read The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. That book is told from the wolf’s perspective.
• We all took a side of the Three Little Pigs argument and came up with reasons for our side. Then we had a debate in class about who was telling the truth.
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Math
Written by: Jack F, Amy, Keith, and Brenna and Jack C.

• On Monday we started a math workshop. Some students played Big Array, Small Array while others solved multiplication workbook pages with Mrs. Stygles.
• Tuesday the workshop continued. Also we took an assessment and we did some challenges too.
• On Wednesday, we learned how to solve multiplication using partial products and we practiced it a lot.
• Thursday, the whole class did partial products up to the one hundreds and thousands place.
• On Friday, we did division problems and learned how to check them with multiplication.

Solving multiplication using arrays

Our first attempt with division!