Week of Sept 9th

Welcome back to the first full week of school!

Back to School Night is Thursday Sept 12 @ 530pm in the Gym! I will be sending home your Parent Schedule for Thurs Night tomorrow, so you know where to go when the bells start ringing

Science:  Design Thinking & Engineering
                Cups Challenge first and then we will start- Tower Challenge

History:  25 things I can do (bring 3-5 pictures from home)
               Archeology and Artifacts

Thanks for reading - Mr F

Week of Apr 29th

ELA:  This week we are finishing up our argument essay planning rubric in writing, then we will type the final draft in Google Classroom.  Our argument essay topic is- Should Students Wear Uniforms?

Soc Studies:  This week we will be doing center rotations around the room. Each center will take 10 min. to complete.  Some of the centers are - silk, chopsticks, painting, news paper, children's stories, box treasures, calendar, and scrapbooks.

Thanks for Reading,
Mr F

Week of Apr 22

Welcome back!
This year Easter was amazing for me down in Merced CA - spending time with a growing family!
Also, Happy Earth Day!!!

ELA:  Argument Writing is still going on most days.  However, some days we are practicing "Annotating with Rigor" instead of argument research.  For argument writing, our topic is:  Should Students Have to Wear Uniforms?

Social Studies: We are now studying the ancient civilization of China.  We will be studying maps, researching the geography, reading and writing about "isolation", and studying the "silk road".

Thanks, Mr F

Week of Apr 1st

ELA:  This week we will discuss how to get a 4 on a conclusion paragraph in argument writing.  Next we will finish planning our current essay: Should Kids Play Video Games? Then we will type up our final copies in Google Classroom.  We will finish the week with having fun with poetry.

Social Studies:  We will close up our Egypt Unit by finishing up with ancient inventions and modern connections.  We will also do at least one "hands on" STEM project.

Thanks,
Mr Franey

Week of Mar 25th

Welcome Back to the first day of Trimester 3!


ELA:  We are in the middle of our research for our next 5 paragraph argument essay - Should Kids Play Video Games?  We will be watching 4 videos, reading 2 articles, doing a Socratic Seminar, and using an essay organizer 



Social Studies:  We will be finishing up Egypt this week by studying Hieroglyphics, Daily Life, and the Invention of the Sail - with modern connections.

Thanks for Reading,
Mr Franey

Week of Mar 18th

Welcome back! Hope you had fun in the sun this weekend.  Lots of sun burned faces in class today!

ELA:  Iditarod Argument Essays were returned today/ with feedback and grades.  Students used the feedback to set goals for their next essay.  We will start research Tue. on our next Argument Essay: Video Games for Kids.

Soc Studies:  Ancient Egypt continues this week with tombs, mummies, Book of the Dead, the afterlife and how it affected the living community.

Thanks,
Mr Franey

Week of Mar 11th

Welcome Back!  Wow, with all the snow days and vacations, it's hard to get back into a groove...

So here you go-

ELA:We are working on our second major Argument Essay.  Iditarod:Animal Cruelty or Just a Race?
         •Last week we watched 3 videos, read and annotated 3 articles, did Pro/Con Improv  Conversations, did Socratic Seminar..
        •This week we are doing a Pro/Con Category Sort, using clock partners to complete the essay planning graphic organizer, and typing the final draft in Google Classroom (Due Friday 11am)

*Note: Book Clubs are up and running again!  This is Club #4 and their current book should be read up to the halfway point by Friday

Social Studies:  We are still studying Ancient Egypt.  We are reading and responding to a class novel: The Prince of Egypt.  Our next steps are to study everything involved with Ancient Egyptian Afterlife