Week of December 9th-13th

Field trip on Monday to the IMAX, chaperone's can meet us at the IMAX around 9:30.  Just a reminder students do not need to pack a lunch because they purchased one with the cost of the movie ticket.  Please wear your Bartram Springs shirts!  :)

We will also have a laser light show on Tuesday!

Early release on Wednesday.  All holiday party money is due by Friday! Cost is $4.

Don't forget to either send in payment for the Holiday Cool Kits from Leonard's or return them by Thursday!  We want to win that pizza/ice cream party!

Reading:

Nellie and Lawrence 

We continue our novel study of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. We are beginning to see changes in the main character, Edward. I think we are all happy about that!!! He was not a very lovable rabbit in the beginning! In class we will begin using the term: character shift. A character shift occurs when a character has obvious internal traits which change during a story. A character shift can happen suddenly or over a longer period of time.  One event or several events during a story can affect the character, usually bringing about the change. It is important as readers to be aware of how a character changes and why he or she changes.

Click on Kate DiCamillo's photo to watch a video about how she sees Edward and how the illustrator feels about the character.

We will also focus on using context clues to find the meanings of unfamiliar words and work with synonyms this week.

We are in the final stage of the writing process with our slice of life narratives - publishing! Everyone is excited to have a final published piece to share.

Math:
We will continue to work on fractions specifically equivalent fractions, and ordering fractions from least to greatest.  Last week, I briefly introduced the cross multiplying strategy to check to see if fractions are equivalent.  We will finish up topic 14 this week and test before the holiday break.  Topic 14 test on Tuesday, December 17th.  Remember to get on Reflex Math at home!

Resources:
Tiberio:
Tuesday- Music
Thursday- Art (Teacher Directed P.E.)
Friday- Computer lab

Kluge:
Monday- Music
Thursday- Teacher Directed P.E. (wear tennis shoes)
Friday- Computer lab