11-20-15
I want to thank everyone for making it out for conferences this week. Communication between home and school is the key for success. Please contact me at anytime if you have any concerns or questions.
Language Arts
This week we explored the question, “How do
you know if something is a fact or an opinion?”
We read two informational texts about
the deep blue sea. The first selection, Jellies,
features beautiful underwater photographs
and fascinating facts about jellyfish. Then Meet
Norbert Wu will introduce us to a man who
makes his living photographing animals that live
in the ocean. What an exciting—and wet—job!
Target Vocabulary: decide, disgusting, drift, millions, simple, wrapped, choices, weaker
Phonics Skills: Contractions
Vocabulary Strategy: Base words and suffixes –er and –est (comparatives and superlatives)
Comprehension Skill: Fact and opinion—tell if an idea can be proved or is a feeling
Comprehension Strategy: Monitor/ clarify—find ways to figure out what doesn’t make sense
Target Vocabulary: decide, disgusting, drift, millions, simple, wrapped, choices, weaker
Phonics Skills: Contractions
Vocabulary Strategy: Base words and suffixes –er and –est (comparatives and superlatives)
Comprehension Skill: Fact and opinion—tell if an idea can be proved or is a feeling
Comprehension Strategy: Monitor/ clarify—find ways to figure out what doesn’t make sense
Math
Lesson 2
Objective: Add and subtract multiples of 10 including counting on to
subtract.
Lesson 3
Objective: Add and subtract multiples of 10 and some ones within 100.
Lesson 4
Objective: Add and subtract multiples of 10 and some ones within 100.
Social Studies
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| Portage - Phase 2 (Potawatomi) |
This week we talked about how our name came to be Portage. The "portaging" of a canoe is how our name came to be Portage, with its many waterways and streams which travel in both directions. This area was an ideal place for the Potawatomi people and their lifestyle. They traveled mainly by canoe. By migrating to Portage each year the Potawatomis created paths when walking by foot. These paths are known as the 3 major streets we continue to travel on today: Oakland Dr., Westnedge Ave., and Portage Rd.
We also talked about the different responsibilities of the Potawatomi people. The men were responsible for hunting, fishing, chopping down trees, making tools, etc... The women made the wigwam homes, planting of crops, making of clothes, mats, child care,etc...
The Potawatomi lived in peace for many, many, years until the settlers starting buying all the land in Portage in the 1830's. The first Pioneer settlers were from New York.
