Content Infomation - Snider/Miller

Below we have shared specific information about what is happening in each content area.
Over the course of the year we will look back and forward to help provide some context for what your student is doing.
You are encourage to look at their assignment notebook to better understand their homework responsibilities too!

Click here to access the academic document that highlights what student learning will be this year for 5th or 6th grade math as well as reading and writing for all of our students.

Big ideas Maths - 6th 

Their chapter work is finished. They are going to review a few essential concepts (long division, multiplying and dividing fractions, and finding area and volume) and then preview the first chapter they will experience in 7th grade. 

Big Ideas Maths - A1

Students will take the Chapter 14, Ratios and Proportions assessment on Monday. Tuesday they will begin their final chapter, Chapter 15 - Percents. They will complete the first four lessons in the chapter and take the final assessment on Wednesday, June 2nd. 

Reading

Fantasy book clubs wrapped up. Overall it went well. Some students read the first book in a series and are moving right into the next book. Others didn't love fantasy but worked to see and understand the importance of metaphorical language, how "dragons" can be literal or figurative, and the universal themes present.

As the end of the school year approaches, students will complete their end of the year running records to determine their reading level. They will be expected to self-select an independent reading book, continue to read and carry it between home and school daily, and complete reading response entries as they are assigned.  

SOcial studies || Science

Students will take a quiz on Monday about the process of digestion in the mouth and the relationship between body systems, organs, tissues, and cells. 

Their learning will follow the digestive system - stomach, small and large intestines, and rectum. After they complete the quiz on Monday, they will review the process of digestion in the stomach. On Tuesday they'll learn about digestion in the small intestines. Thursday, they will take a quiz on digestion in the stomach and small intestine. Your student/s should be able to explain to you clearly the difference between mechanical and chemical digestion (both occur in the mouth and stomach). 
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This is our Flex Farm with the 144 seedlings inserted. (photo taken on 2/18/22)

Here is the plant growth after nine days. (photo taken on 2/27/22)

Everyday Mathematics - 5th

Last week students took their final unit assessment. They received their corrected assessment and feedback sheet on Friday. Thanks for giving it a look and signing the cover sheet before your student brings it back to class on Tuesday. This week students will continue working through Unit 8 (Applications of Measurement, Computation, and Graphing). They'll also complete the first three of five parts of the End of the Year Assessment. This assessment provides a final opportunity to check students' understanding of the concepts and skills presented throughout the entire school year. 

Writing

On Monday, 5th graders will meet in peer feedback groups to share their biography essay with 6th graders and receive feedback about their essay's content, organization, and craft. Later on in the week, all students will shift to a mini-unit focused on creating a special interest blog post to showcase a hobby, cause, historical period, country/culture, skill area, or health-related topic.

Crew

Last week interested students started to plan and prepare one of the final eight morning crew lessons of the school year. This week students will participate in crew lessons led by Nora and Hannah on Monday, Annika, Mary, and Betsy on Tuesday, and John Henry and Soren on Thursday. 

Second Step / SEL

On Wednesday students will continue their learning in Unit 4: Managing Relationships and Social Conflicts with a lesson focused on respectful communication. The learning target is I can demonstrate how to use respectful, non-defensive language to prevent conflicts from getting worse.





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Photo taken on 3/6/22

Ready for harvest! (photo taken on 3/14/22)

Here is the website for our Lake Bluff newspaper, The Beagle Times. We encourage you to check out!

From the 2020-2021 school year - The Tournament of Words has concluded! Our students on the North/Miller side voted in the first round - and KAYAK won over ghost. AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY! KAYAK is the 2021 Tournament of Words winner!

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Just a few photos

Lined up on the first day of school, ready to come into school.

Members of the north group during snack time outside.