We hope to follow in his footsteps, as we work to live out our own dreams! Check
out some of the dreams we have in room 501!
Thank you, Mr. Gillies, for reading to us during our January All Read and
Abilities Awareness Week: This week is Abilities Awareness Week! We will learn about different abilities inside and outside the classroom.
Central Middle School Field Trip: Our Field Trip to Central Middle School is this Thursday, January 18th. Thank you to everyone who has signed and turned in their permission forms!
January
16-19: Abilities Awareness Week
17: Parkway Board of Education Meeting, 7:00 pm, Central Middle
22: Spelling Bee, 2:30 pm, MPR
23: Kindergarten Registration, 7:30 am - 6:00 pm, MPR
West Middle Parent Orientation, 7:00 pm, West Middle
24: Choice Informational Meeting, 6:00 pm, South High
25: Snow Date for Spelling Bee, 2:30 pm, MPR
Snow Date for West Middle Parent Orientation, 7:00 pm, West Middle
PSO Meeting, 7:00 pm, MPR
29: Land of Smiles Dental Presentation, Grades K-3, 2:00 pm, MPR
January 29 - February 2: Stuffed Animal Drive
February
1 - 2: Stuffed Animal Drive
7: Late Start, School begins at 11:05 am
Spirit Day - Twin Day
8: All Read, 3:25 pm
13: Spirit of Excellence, 6:30 pm, Touhill Performing Arts Center
14: Valentine Parties, 2:35 pm - 3:30 pm
15: Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm
16: No School - Records/Professional Development Day
19: No School - Presidents Day
21: Parkway Board of Education Meeting, 7:00 pm, Central Middle
22: PSO Meeting, 7:00 pm, Highcroft Library
28: Strings Concert, 4th & 5th Grade, 6:30 pm, Highcroft Gym
Reading: This week in reading, we will continue our unit, Argument and Advocacy.
Strengthening Club Work: Students will research the question, “What moves can
people make that help a conversation to deepen and grow richer?”
people make that help a conversation to deepen and grow richer?”
Readers Think and Wonder as They Read: Students will learn that researching is a
continual cycle of reading more, raising new questions, and having new ideas...then reading more,
this time with those new ideas in mind. You always want to shift from taking in information to
reflecting on information.
continual cycle of reading more, raising new questions, and having new ideas...then reading more,
this time with those new ideas in mind. You always want to shift from taking in information to
reflecting on information.
Summarizing to Hold onto What is Most Essential: Students will learn that when readers
summarize arguments, they use their own words to express the most essential parts of the
writer’s argument--the central idea or claim, and major points--all the while being careful to not
distort any of what the writer meant. Students use the rubric below to self-reflect and set new
goals as they work to write thoughtful summaries.
summarize arguments, they use their own words to express the most essential parts of the
writer’s argument--the central idea or claim, and major points--all the while being careful to not
distort any of what the writer meant. Students use the rubric below to self-reflect and set new
goals as they work to write thoughtful summaries.
Writing: This week in writing, we will continue our unit, The Research-Based Argument Essay.
Using Evidence to Build Arguments: Your child will learn that argument writers don’t just say
what they think personally. They give compelling evidence to prove their point. To do this, they
pore over research materials, analyzing which evidence will really support their claim--perhaps the
exact evidence that convinced then in the first place--and they often start by putting that evidence
into their letters in their own words.
what they think personally. They give compelling evidence to prove their point. To do this, they
pore over research materials, analyzing which evidence will really support their claim--perhaps the
exact evidence that convinced then in the first place--and they often start by putting that evidence
into their letters in their own words.
Using Quotations to Bolster an Argument: Students will explore the question,
“What makes a quotation powerful?”
“What makes a quotation powerful?”
Redrafting to Add More Evidence: Students will plan to write their pieces over again in a new and different way.
This will help them learn about the power of revision.
This will help them learn about the power of revision.
Math: This week in math, we continue our unit, Adding and Subtracting Fractions.
Add Fractions with Unlike Denominators: Students will learn to add fractions with unlike
denominators using equivalent fractions with a common denominator.
denominators using equivalent fractions with a common denominator.
Subtract Fractions with Unlike Denominators: Students will use equivalent fractions as a
strategy to subtract fractions with unlike denominators.
strategy to subtract fractions with unlike denominators.
Important Fraction Vocabulary: benchmark fraction, equivalent fractions,
common denominator
common denominator
Social Studies: This week we will be starting a new unit in Social Studies called
Discovery, Exploration and Early Settlement. Within this unit, we will focus on the
motives and impacts of the early explorers who settled in America. Throughout this
unit, students will realized that exploration and colonization played a huge role on the
history of America. Our new vocabulary words include New World, Age of Exploration,
explorers, and archaeologist.
Science: Students will be tested on Mixtures and Solutions on Friday, January 26th.
Discovery, Exploration and Early Settlement. Within this unit, we will focus on the
motives and impacts of the early explorers who settled in America. Throughout this
unit, students will realized that exploration and colonization played a huge role on the
history of America. Our new vocabulary words include New World, Age of Exploration,
explorers, and archaeologist.
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