Week of 1.20.20

Highlights for the Week of 1/20/20
in Mrs. Bell's Classroom

Spelling -  None

There will be no spelling lesson due to the short week.



Reading - Unit 1 - "Courage"

The Greek Mythology Project is due on Tuesday, 1/21. Students will present their projects that day. It's been a pleasure to see their excitement over this project. I'm looking forward to seeing their final products.

Time for Kids - We will be reading an issue of this magazine that reviews the events of 2019. Students will reread the magazine at home to prepare for related activities during the week of 1/27.

English - Explanatory Writing

Work will continue on the explanatory essays. Students will add support and elaboration for the key ideas in their hero essays.

Social Studies - The Midwest
The Midwest map QUIZ is scheduled for Wednesday, 1/22.  We will study how the Badlands were formed. 

Science - Energy Conversions
Backup electrical systems and engineering practices will be our focus in Science this week. Below are photos of students working with partners to create electrical systems using a digital simulation tool. 

Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) 
There is no specific SEL lesson scheduled for this week. Instead, we will participate in some fun team-building activities including "Going on a Field Trip" & "The Human Knot".

Mrs. Bell's Math Class - Unit 4 Multiplication & Division of Whole Numbers and Decimals

This week's focus will be on practicing the standard algorithm for double-digit multiplication, reviewing the strategies we have studied in Unit 4 and deciding how to choose a strategy when problem-solving. The second CHECKPOINT in this unit is tentatively scheduled for 1/27.

FYI...

1/20 - No School - Martin Luther King Day

1/29 - Early Dismissal - Students dismissed at 11:00

Mrs. Karen Bell