Language Arts

What are we learning?

• We are analyzing poems to determine meaning and perspective.
• We are reading and listening to poems for appealing sounds in a poem, such as rhyme, rhythm, repetition, alliteration, and onomatopoeia. 
• We are examining different Poets' use of poetic devices/tools to convey meaning.

Home/School Connection

• Ask your child to share their poetry responses.
• Read a poem with your child and discuss your reactions. Share the images that were created and your feelings.
• Pick a topic and you can both write a poem on it and compare.

Math

What are we learning?

• We are learning to add and subtract integers.
• We are learning to use integers to solve real-world problems.

Home/School Connection

• How do zero pairs help you to add and subtract integers? 
• Do you prefer to use counters or a number line to help you solve problems with integers? Why?

Science

What are we learning?

• We are learning about how to analyze water quality, and how to determine if a water supply is safe to consume.
• We are learning about atoms and how atoms are structured in different states of matter.

Home/School Connection

• Discuss the states of matter, and find things in your house that are in the different forms. 
• Discuss ways to conserve water at home.

AAP Content

We will begin exploring the concept of Change and how it connects to our units of study.

• Math: We are wrapping up our unit on Linear Functions:
  • Students will continue to make connections between different representations of a proportional or additive relationship.
  • They will graph a line representing an additive relationship given an ordered pair on the line and the y-intercept.
• Language Arts:
  • Students will evaluate character development against their own experiences to create new understandings about life lessons
  • Students will analyze and incorporate all parts of functional texts to understand the author’s purpose and to locate and interpret information
• Social Studies:
  • Students will finish their DBQ Final Products on the driving question - Valley Forge: Would you have quit?
  • Students will begin to analyze and describe the forming of our nation and the historical development of the Constitution of the United States
• Science: 
  • Students will begin to investigate and understand that water has unique physical properties and has a role in the natural and human-made environments
• Table Talk:
  • How does my learning community change over time?
  • How does my learning about the changes in the past help me understand the present?
  • How do organisms, including humans, change the environment they live in?
  • How do personal experiences, relationships, and beliefs inspire people to make changes in their community?
  • What causes positive, neutral and negative changes in society?
  • How does the idea of change connect with the concepts I am learning in class?

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