Everyone had a great time visiting Middle School on Friday. They visited classes in the morning and then had lunch and recess with their 5th grade partners. Everyone is super excited for 5th grade at Roycemore next year.
LOWER SCHOOL CONFERENCES: Wednesday, February 10 and Thursday February 11. You should have received a link from me to sign up. Please contact me if you have any questions. LA We read about types of whales to build our background knowledge about these animals to help us understand Larry, as the villain, better. The concept of irony was introduced and we worked on using details from the story to create an image based on the description of the author. I have given the students the materials for a home project. They will watch a movie from the sci-fiction or fantasy genre. They will identify the character archetypes of the Hero's Journey and outline the structure, using events from the movie. You can watch this video or this one (with or without your child) to refresh yourself on the journey. Please see last weeks post for the links to the videos. Lots of stories are being written and read during Daily 5. Ask your student to share their work! We have completed the 4th grade Roots book and we will be beginning the 5th grade series next week. There is no Roots test this week. Next year the students will be given letter grades along with any percentage assigned to assignments. To begin getting them used to this system, I will assign them letter grades to accompany the percentage on the weekly Roots tests. There is no grade assigned to report cards and there is no more value put on these assessments. It is simply to reduce the grade shock of 5th grade. The scale is: 90-100 = A 80-89 = B 70-79 = C 60-69 = D Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Social Studies The family celebration is Friday. The presentation schedule is below. Flags are due tomorrow. It should be a creative interpretation of the Chicago flag that represents your family's culture and values. The students have complete freedom for this assignment. The food portion of the celebration is completely optional. Presentation Schedule 8:40 - Welcome 1st round of presentations - 8:40 am Jahnavi Macy Maddie Youngnim 2nd round- 8:55 am Simon Madeleine Mahir Ella 3rd round - 9:00 am Maya Daisy-may Daniel 9:10 am Presentation of food Talk with the presenters
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