Understand that well-crafted, persuasive writing influences the reader’s thinking, feeling, or action.
Write so that they see in democratic society people have the right to voice opinions and persuasive writing is an effective tool to impact the thinking of others.
Understand that exploring how words work enables readers to decode and comprehend the author’s message.
Understand that a strong vocabulary empowers writers to communicate more precisely and readers to comprehend more fully.
Home/School Connection
Students should use their words to communicate when they want to persuade you to make a choice different from what they want. They should find compromise and self-control when they ask.
Encourage words that are not their typical words, they can look up more powerful synonyms to use in place of “nice” or Good”.
Math
What are we learning?
Estimate and solve 2-digit x 2-digit multiplication problems
Estimate and solve 1-digit x 3-digit division problems
Identify and extend patterns
Recognize equality
Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator
Identify equivalent improper and mixed number fractions
Home/School Connection
Solve real worlds multiplication and division problems
Discuss real world patterns
Examine fractions in real life situations such as with quantities (toys, snacks, etc.) or linear examples (driving distance, etc.)
Science
What are we learning?
Look at our ocean geographical features and their impact on ocean depth
Investigate physical properties and movement of ocean water
Discover that the ocean’s salinity increases with depth
Model the depth of the ocean as it varies, and the oceans have no defined
boundaries
Home/School Connection
Mix different amounts of salt in water, with different colors, to see which is heaviest
Look at Google Earth pictures of the Earth with the oceans drained
Social Studies
What are we learning?
Explore the connections between liberty and slavery in the ideas and lives of George Washington, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and George Mason
Explore the influence of geography and the migration of Virginians into other states and western territories and how it impacted different cultures
Home/School Connection
Visit the homes of our founding fathers here in VA.
Look at the path that Lewis & Clark traveled after the Louisiana Purchase
