Important Dates

Spirit Week This Week!

• Tuesday:  Sports Day
• Wednesday:  Wacky Wednesday
• Thursday:  Pajama Day
• Friday:  Terraset Spirit

Language Arts

What are we learning?

• The students are learning to understand that characters are the heart of fiction and that interpreting their journey allows the reader to analyze texts and life. 
• The students are learning to recognize and compare multiple points of view and cite evidence to substantiate them.
• The students are learning to understand that engaging with others in thoughtful discussions develops ideas and perspectives.
• The students understand that engaging with others in thoughtful discussions develops ideas and perspectives. While the actual composition of writing is a solitary act, writers need a community of other writers in order to reflect upon and improve their work.

Home/School Connection

• Ask your student the following discussion questions about their book club book:
• What can a character’s journey teach us?
• How is reading a social experience?
• Ask your student the following discussion questions about their memoir:
• How can my experiences impact others?
• Ask your student to read their memoir to you.

Math

What are we learning?

• Students are learning to solve decimal word problems.
• Students are learning to add and subtract fractions. 
• Students are learning to represent problems using a variety of models to help them make sense of and understand fraction operations.

Home/School Connection

• Have your child help you solve real life problems that involve decimals. Have them help you determine how much you spend on a part of your monthly budget.
• Have your child help with recipes in the kitchen involving fractions.
• Have your child show the new ways they are learning to multiply and divide fractions.

Social Studies

What are we learning?

• The student will analyze and interpret American Indian artifacts as primary sources to learn about the lifestyles of ancient settlements, including Cactus Hill in Virginia
• The student will locate where American Indians lived, focusing on Inuit (Arctic), Kwakiutl (Northwest), Lakota (Plains), Pueblo (Southwest), and Iroquois (Eastern Woodlands), making connections between past and present
• The student will describe how the environment and resources of early American Indian tribes impacted their daily life, making connections between past and present

Home/School Connection

• Ask your student the following discussion questions:
• In what ways can artifacts help us learn about the people of the past?
• How does climate and environment impact the way people live?
• What can Native Peoples’ stories teach us about the past?
• How have the cultures and lifestyles of American Indians changed over time?
• What can the stories of American Indians teach us about the past and present?

Click here to see what students are learning in Specials!