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• Reading Slip
• Explorers/Colonies test on Thursday…I will give out copies of the ppt in class tomorrow if you can not print at home.

• Lasting effects of the colonies
• Why Europeans explored and colonized North America

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VOCABULARY:
albeit
apt
enamored

DISCUSSION: Why is Wes Welker an atypical NFL star?

How did his college career prepare him for professional football?

Click to READ No stage fright for Pats’ Welker as role player takes big stage

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The second quarter was another great quarter for our classroom.  In reading this quarter, we used our class read alouds and independent reading text to practice recognizing clues in reading, ask questions, listen and converse about our reading.  We continued to use graphic organizers to interpret our reading material.  The graphic organizers help us show relationships and make predictions throughout our reading.  The students have written several RRJ responses to their novels to show understanding by using examples and evidence from their text.

During science this past quarter,  we learnt about the structure and function of living systems and how they interact with the environment.  We will begin to learn about physical systems, concepts and properties of matter, energy, forces and motion this coming quarter.

In writing, we published our personal narratives and worked on personal essays.  Both writing pieces went through the steps of prewriting, drafting, revising and editing.    

During math, we made scaled soccer fields to study measurement and geometry.  We practice our number sense and number skills using our fantasy football stats and the various starters we do each day at the start of math.  We are currently making scaled football fields to help study data analysis.

In social studies, we focused on European motivations for exploring and colonizing the New World and their lasting effects in North America by building golf courses.  Also, we continue to practice identifying the locations of places during geography games.

I encourage you to scope out your child’s portfolio of work at our online classroom, SportsClassroom.org.  I am always open to discussing your child’s progress.  If you are interested, please contact me.

RRJ

Biography

Why Europeans explored and colonized North America

Final Personal Essay

Tangerine Wolf Thoughts

USA Today DQs

Post your final copy of your personal essay here.  Make sure you have revised and edited your personal essay.

• Reading Slip
• Great Lakes Map handout
• Tangerine Retell

Describe the lasting effects of the colonies built by the Spanish, French and English in North America.

European Explorers Influence.ppt

European Colonies Influences Today.doc

sportsillustrated.cnn.com

Explain why European countries explored and colonized North America.

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We are reading Tangerine by Edward Bloor during read aloud. The book is heavy with flashbacks, so we are taking the time to determine which events happen in the present and which events took place in the past.

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• Reading Slip
• Tangrine Retell (Use Tangerine Timeline if you need events)
• Decisions, Decisions Evaluation

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• Tangerine Wolf Thoughts

• You Make the Call
• USAToday Discussions
• RRJ
• Biography
  

Kyodo News via AP

VOCABULARY
amid
err
revered

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What phrase most accurately
sums up Trey Hillman?
a.) serious, devout family man
b.) hard-driving baseball obsessive
c.) over-friendly genius
d.) none of the above
2. The article says Hillman was
once considered a “darkhorse”
candidate to manage the Yankees.
That means he
a.) knew George Steinbrenner from
the horse racing track.
b.) was a little known candidate.
c.) kept the team in the dark about
his interest in the job.
d.) wanted a huge salary.
3. Why does reporter Paul White
reveal that Hillman wore fake
teeth to a meeting?
a.) To illustrate his instability
b.) To illustrate his obsession with
items bought at dollar stores
c.) To illustrate his childlike quality
d.) To illustrate his sense of humor
and unique approach to work

DISCUSSION: How has Trey Hillman’s unusual background changed his philosophy?

Why does Hillman think expectations can help the Royals?

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