Thursday, March 30, 2017
Academic Calendar and Connections for the Week of March 27
Monday
Math Homework Lesson 20
Language Arts: Evaluation / Grading Rubric for Feature Articles covered in detail with students. We will finish the Essay portion of the Feature Article Next Week.
Tuesday
Math Homework Lesson 21
Advanced Math with Mr. Morris - Introduction to Project Goals
Wednesday
Math Homework Lessons 22: 1-6, Lesson 23: 1-2
Read Aloud: Weedflower
Thursday
Math Zearn - approx 25 minutes; Research for Feature Article - approx. 25 minutes.
Science: Today we prepared for our science presentations on the Boeing Bolt Catcher Unit
Reading/Writing: Students were given and began a Character Analysis Packet to complete alongside their Mystery Unit reading.
Read Aloud: Milkweed
Friday, March 31
Dress as Twins
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Advanced Math for Trimester III
Advanced Math-
16 students qualified for Advanced Math grouping (based principally on last year's SBA tests and this year's math academic achievement). In turn these students were divided into 4 groups of 4, with the division based primarily how well and focused the students have shown they work with one another throughout the year.
A condition of working in the advanced math groups is keeping on task in independent and team work times. Students who distract others from working by talking or otherwise playing/distracting others will receive warnings, and if improvement is not shown, will be withdrawn from the advance math grouping. Since there is significant time for students to work independently, they need to be responsible and respectful for themselves and the group's functioning.
Advanced Math focus:
Advanced math students will have 3 main roles:
1. They will have a compacted and differentiated curriculum, meaning, that they will be excluded from some current math unit work (that they show competency in) to work ahead, independently and/or in teams, into Unit 6 - Zearn Mission 6. These students were given a second Zearn login and placed in Mission 6 on March 22.
2. These students will be given Independent Team Project creation time. During this time they will create a demonstration and activity project (currently) from Unit 6 material to teach and share with the whole class. Mr. Morris, (Isaiah's dad) our Advanced Math parent volunteer, will help oversee these projects, working in rotation with two advanced math groupings at a time (4+4 =8 students each rotation) and thus seeing all 4 teams (or 16 advanced math students) once weekly, so the projects can be helpful and robust learning experiences both for the creators and the whole class when presented.
3. Advanced math student groupings also will sometimes interface with Exit tickets (questions that check the student learning in each lesson) differently. They may take the Exit tickets at different times, correct their tickets in their advanced teams, review exit tickets from the whole class, and be occasional partners for students who need review.
2 Important Footnotes:
4. Advanced Math students have agreed (anticipate and / or to be willing if asked) to dedicate an additional two hours of homework each week to work ahead in Mission 6, to help advance their projects, and/ or to keep current in assignments from the main class curriculum, etc.
5. If a student is not in advanced math, they may still have an additional Zearn login and may work ahead in Mission 6 on their own as well.
16 students qualified for Advanced Math grouping (based principally on last year's SBA tests and this year's math academic achievement). In turn these students were divided into 4 groups of 4, with the division based primarily how well and focused the students have shown they work with one another throughout the year.
A condition of working in the advanced math groups is keeping on task in independent and team work times. Students who distract others from working by talking or otherwise playing/distracting others will receive warnings, and if improvement is not shown, will be withdrawn from the advance math grouping. Since there is significant time for students to work independently, they need to be responsible and respectful for themselves and the group's functioning.
Advanced Math focus:
Advanced math students will have 3 main roles:
1. They will have a compacted and differentiated curriculum, meaning, that they will be excluded from some current math unit work (that they show competency in) to work ahead, independently and/or in teams, into Unit 6 - Zearn Mission 6. These students were given a second Zearn login and placed in Mission 6 on March 22.
2. These students will be given Independent Team Project creation time. During this time they will create a demonstration and activity project (currently) from Unit 6 material to teach and share with the whole class. Mr. Morris, (Isaiah's dad) our Advanced Math parent volunteer, will help oversee these projects, working in rotation with two advanced math groupings at a time (4+4 =8 students each rotation) and thus seeing all 4 teams (or 16 advanced math students) once weekly, so the projects can be helpful and robust learning experiences both for the creators and the whole class when presented.
3. Advanced math student groupings also will sometimes interface with Exit tickets (questions that check the student learning in each lesson) differently. They may take the Exit tickets at different times, correct their tickets in their advanced teams, review exit tickets from the whole class, and be occasional partners for students who need review.
2 Important Footnotes:
4. Advanced Math students have agreed (anticipate and / or to be willing if asked) to dedicate an additional two hours of homework each week to work ahead in Mission 6, to help advance their projects, and/ or to keep current in assignments from the main class curriculum, etc.
5. If a student is not in advanced math, they may still have an additional Zearn login and may work ahead in Mission 6 on their own as well.
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