Content Infomation - Snider/Miller

Below we have shared specific information about what is happening in each content area.
We will look back a bit and look 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! Thank you.

Big ideas Math - 6th and A1 Groups

Our 6th grade group will take the Chapter 8 - Surface Area and Volume mid-chapter assessment on Monday. On Tuesday (if students finish the quiz on Monday) I will return it to them and expect them to complete corrections and get an adult's signature. 

Our A1 group is half-way through Chapter 8 - Surface Area and Volume. They have two more lessons before they review and take the end of chapter assessment on Thursday of this week. 

Reading

Students received a "reading recipe" to support and guide how they respond to their independent reading book.

We will continue to work on growing the ways students can elaborate and provide evidence of their thinking in their responses. This past week we focused on visualizing and finding examples of author's craft, using our read aloud book. 

Each student is expected to track the (minimum) 30 minutes they are reading outside of school 6-days a week AND carry their independent reading book between home and school daily. 

Our read aloud is Extraordinary Birds by Sandy Stark-McGinnis. We read chapters 5-8 this week. 

Crew

Students complete a Crew Check In 2-3 times a week using simple and open ended prompts. This past week, students responded to the following questions in their Crew Notebooks:  (1). How are you feeling today? (2). What's on your mind today?  (3). How does your body feel? 

Students named that checking in helps them notice why they may be feeling a certain way and what support they might need to be their best learner, classmate, and friend each day. 

This Wednesday our students will join a Lake Bluff Crew meeting with half our school at 8:30 am - virtually of course.

Everyday Mathematics

This week students will shift from estimating to computing decimal products and quotients using the standard algorithm. Because students haven't focused on multi digit multiplication and division since Unit 2, they'll spend time reviewing these skills in class and Guided Study throughout the week. 

Each student received feedback about their Unit 5 Assessment last week. They were expected to complete test corrections and have an adult at home sign the assessment cover sheet before returning it to school. 

Writing

This week students will select a topic for their opinion writing piece and begin researching using a text set that includes articles, infographics, and video clips. They will document their research using a note taking packet to help them narrow in on essential details and facts. Next week they will use their research to write a first draft. 

Science

Students will receive their geosphere quiz back on Monday.

On Thursday this past week our focus shifted to a different "sphere" the atmosphere. Students learned about the different layers of the atmosphere and that our attention would be on the first layer, the troposphere, where most weather happens. 

They watched a few quick videos about the difference between weather and climate. They were told they would start science class on Monday with an "entry ticket" in which they would explain the difference between weather and climate with concrete, specific details. 

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

The Tournament of Words begins on Monday! This is Lake Bluff's version of March Madness - in April due to COVID! Our students on the North/Miller side voted in the first round - and KAYAK won over ghost.

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Just a few photos

Spike, our leopard gecko returned to our classroom this week!

North/Miller group.