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-Mon Mar 20, Fieldwork to Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals More information on this fieldwork to come soon! -Wed Apr 12, Fieldwork to OMSI Earthquake Lab We will need parent drivers for this trip! The program currently includes room for 5 chaperones, so preference will be given to those chaperones that can transport more students! We want to keep it at 5 chaperones, if possible, due to cost reasons. If needed, a lottery will be used. We are always in need of backup drivers, so even if you can't fit a lot of students please let us know if you're available! Thank you! Please email crew parent April at [email protected] by Mon March 20 if you can chaperone. Here is a link to our amazing Portland Bridges book that is available for purchase, but the ebook is free!: Hardcover, Softcover, PDF version (all paid) ebook version (FREE!) Homework for this week: -Read each night for at least 20 minutes -Xtra math fluency practice xtramath.org (or multiplication flashcards) -spelling Math We are beginning to see an increase in fluency in our math facts! It is really exciting. Last week, we discussed the equal sign and what it means when you use it. We looked at equations such as 24 = 6 x 4 or 4 x 3 = 6 x 2 and determined whether or not they are true statements. We practiced saying "is the same as" instead of "equals." We also continued our work with fact families and practicing our Xtra math flashcards. Listen to your explain how to say the following expression is read 5 x 6 = 3 x 10 (five times six is the same as three times ten) Ask your student to tell you if the following expression is true or false, 3 x 4 = 12 / 3 Extend the learning by creating more expressions to practice at home Literacy This week we focused on central message. We talked about how the central message is the lesson that the author is trying to teach you. Sometimes, it can be pretty tricky to find the central message! So, we can ask ourselves the following questions to help guide us to the answer: What is the problem? What do the characters do about the problem? What lesson do the characters learn? What lesson does the author want you to learn? Listen to your student share the central message of Horton Hears a Who or The Sneetches Ask your student to give the definition of the central message of a story Extend the learning by reading some books together at home and discussing the central message Expedition We celebrated the end of our bridge expedition by strength testing them! You could really see the growth in their learning based on how much stronger our bridges turned out. Multiple bridges maxed out at 50 pounds! It was really exciting. We used the rest of the time to do extended literacy as well as team building activities. We played a game called Sticker Heads as well as Lift the Pole. Lift the Pole was especially challenging and allowed us to have a good conversation about what to do when we're feeling frustrated or stuck when collaborating. Listen to your student share how much weight their bridge held Ask them to describe our games Sticker Heads and Lift the Pole Extend the learning by asking them what they are most excited about for our upcoming geology unit! Please let me know if you have any questions or comments!
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