Hello Lincoln Families,
We have two weeks until our break! It goes by so quickly. Our winter party is on Friday, December 20th. We will show a movie and have some fun party snacks. Our winter party committee is sending in some sweet and salty snacks. However, if you want to send something festive and fun, feel free! Thank you for your consideration.
We are getting really low on Kleenex. We have a lot of runny noses:) If anyone can donate some boxes, it would be greatly appreciated!
In the Classroom:
Please ask your child what they are learning in our classroom.
Reading: We started the next module unit, Animal Defensive Mechanisms. In this eight-week module, students explore animal defense mechanisms. They build proficiency in writing an informative piece, examining the defense mechanisms of one specific animal about which they build expertise. Students also build proficiency in writing a narrative piece about this animal. In Unit 1, they build background knowledge on general animal defenses by closely reading several informational texts. Students read closely to practice drawing inferences as they begin their research and use a research notebook to make observations and synthesize information. Students will continue to use the research notebook, using the millipede as a whole class model. They begin to research an expert group animal and write about this animal in Units 2 and 3, again using the research notebook. In Unit 2, students continue to build expertise about their animal and its defense mechanisms, writing the first part of the final performance task—an informative piece describing their animal’s physical characteristics, habitat, predators, and defense mechanisms. With their new knowledge about animal defenses from Unit 1, students read informational texts closely, using the same research notebook to synthesize information about their animals. In Unit 3, students apply their research from Units 1 and 2 to write a narrative piece about their animal that incorporates their research. This narrative takes the format of a choose-your-own-adventure. For their performance task, students plan, draft, and revise the introduction and one choice ending of the narrative with the support of both peer and teacher feedback. The second choice ending is planned, written, and revised on demand for the end-of-unit assessment.
Math: Students read, write, and compare numbers in decimal notation. They also extend their understanding of place value for multi-digit whole numbers and add and subtract within 1,000,000. Here is a home connection video.
Social Studies: (We are finishing this and will begin science). This unit explores democratic values in the context of America’s democratic institutions and continues developing students’ understanding of the different social science disciplines. This process (in Michigan classrooms) began in 3rd Grade. As students work through the unit, they progressively build an argument to the unit’s compelling question, “What do democratic values teach us about who we hope to be?” Students also begin to develop the skill of writing evidence-based arguments, learning to gather evidence from different sources, and returning to the lesson question at the end of each lesson to craft an argument. This unit lays a foundation for students to learn about the history of the Underground Railroad in Unit 2, the history of the automobile industry and the labor movement in Unit 3, and the public issue of water in Michigan in Unit 4.
Science: In this unit, students investigate the structures and functions of the human body. Students explore how our bones and muscles are interconnected, how our eyes interact with light and impact our vision, and how our brain responds to environmental stimuli.
Important Dates
Late Start:12/11, 12,18
Holiday Breakfast: 12/7
Book Fair: 12/7 - 12/13
Winter Party: 12/20 (Just snacks, no parent volunteers needed, a committee is organizing:)
Winter Break: 12/21 - 1/5
School Resumes: 1/6
(Scroll down for more information in the classroom)
Be sure to add the party dates to your calendar!
Winter Party--December 20
Kindness Party--February 14
Back-to-School Night Slide Presentation
(To click on the links in the presentation, it can't be in present mode:)
Weekly Specials Schedule
Lunch: 11:30-11:55 Lunch Recess: 11:55-12:20
A.M. Recess: 10:45-10:55 every day
P.M. Recess: 3:15-3:30 every day
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