Agenda

January 8 (Friday)

• Read to Me Week (January 11-15)
  • Read aloud to Mr. Bell to show your skills.
    • Pick something ‘just right’.
    • Demonstrate your skills related to phrasing and expression.
    • Aim for at least 30 seconds or more.
•  Math 
  • Problems of the Week (January 14)
    • Aisha’s Books
    • How it Ends

January 7 (Thursday)

• Social Studies (Friday)
  • Did Settled Living Help or Harm Early Societies?
    • Complete the Venn diagram with details from the readings, class discussions, and your ideas.
• English (ongoing)
  • Yea or Nay – Be Convincing!
    • Draft your persuasive ‘essay’.
    • Include transitions to enhance your writing.
• Read to Me Week (January 11-15)
  • Read aloud to Mr. Bell to show your skills.
    • Pick something ‘just right’.
    • Demonstrate your skills related to phrasing and expression.
    • Aim for at least 30 seconds or more.
•  Math 
  • Problems of the Week (January 14)
    • Aisha’s Books
    • How it Ends

January 6 (Wednesday)

• English (ongoing)
  • Yea or Nay – Be Convincing!
    • Draft your persuasive ‘essay’.
    • Include transitions to enhance your writing.
• Math 
  • Complete 2.5 & 2.6 (Thursday)
  • Groove Pizza (ongoing)
    • Create a track and tell us about the fractions in it.
    • Post your link in our Google Classroom.
• Read to Me Week (January 11-15)
  • Read aloud to Mr. Bell to show your skills.
    • Pick something ‘just right’.
    • Demonstrate your skills related to phrasing and expression.
    • Aim for at least 30 seconds or more.

January 5 (Tuesday)

• English (Wednesday)
  • Yea or Nay – Be Convincing!
    • Develop several ‘hooks’ for your convincing argument. Try them out on classmates and others.
• Math 
  • Complete 2.2 through 2.4 (Wednesday)
    • Fraction Strips Resource #1
    • Fraction Strips Resource #2
    • Online Fraction Strips Resource
  • Groove Pizza (ongoing)
    • Create a groove and tell us about the fractions in it.
    • Post a link to your track in our Google Classroom.
  • Read to Me Week (January 11-15)
    • Read aloud to Mr. Bell to show your skills.
      • Pick something ‘just right’.
      • Demonstrate your skills related to phrasing and expression.
      • Aim for at least 30 seconds or more.

January 4 (Monday)

• Daily Health Check
  • Complete the form and return it to school.
  • Assess child(ren) daily for key symptoms of illness before sending them to school. If a child has any symptoms, they must not go to school.
• Bring your indoor shoes.)
• Bring a book to read if our classroom library does not satisfy your needs. We visit the library at week’s end to sign out new materials.
• English (Tuesday)
  • Yea or Nay…Be Convincing – Choose your topic:
    • Parents are required to have controls on their kids’ phones.
    • School uniforms are required in K-12.
    • The driving age must be raised.
    • K-12 schools must run year-round.
    • All violent video games must be banned.
    • A fee must be charged for all items posted online.
    • All social media sites must be restricted to people 18 years and older.
    • OTHER…check with Mr. Bell if you have a topic in mind.