What a great week last week! I had such a good time at our last General Music concert on Thursday- you have an incredible student! I'm also very proud of our efforts in helping pack meals with the Feed My Starving Children organization.
A reminder that we are continuing to accept Hy-Vee receipts and Box Tops for Education- we are also still working on our fundraiser as well. Here's This Week in Switzer:
Math: In Switzer math, we're working through Topic 3 on multiplying and dividing multi-digit numbers, along with decimals, fluently. We will have two CFA's along those lines which will show up on the report card. I plan to have a Topic test early next week.
Reader's Workshop: Many students have finished their book club books- and I am so impressed by their thinking and effort in journaling about characters, themes, and life lessons. We are transitioning to journaling on our free read books (fiction/ literature), and in a couple of weeks I'll assign another book club book. Your student should be reading 30+ minutes per night- this is the most important homework they can do each night (along with Chores and playing outside ;-)
Writing: Students are working on three things: Writing a couple of paragraphs on their Service Projects (Crop Walk Trail Mix and Feed My Starving Children), Researching a dog breed for their Doggy World article, and finishing up their final drafts of "I am" writing piece.
Social Studies: Students are working through a simulation in class on the economic and social conditions in the United States prior to the Civil War.
Science: We are continuing to research Thermal Energy and Heat Transfer to build a knowledge base for creating a Thermos. Our goal is to design and build a thermos (or coffee mug) that can retain the most heat over 20 minutes. After our research phase, we will move into a blue print phase, then our build/ experiment phase. All our research can be found on Southdale6.com.
Math WIN: In Switzer's WIN group, we are working on two different things: some students are practicing for the Math Bee (a statewide Math Competition held in March), and others have been working on computer coding with a number of different coding tutorials (like Hour of Code, Khan Academy, etc.). All coding programs are on Southdale6.com- feel free to explore those with your student (and learn some coding!).
Thank you for sending me your student everyday- I am having a wonderful time with these exceptional young people! Please do not hesitate to email with any questions or concerns.
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