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Mr. Grotte Main Daily Planner Homework Spelling Class Photos Lunch Menu Contact Information Elementary Site District Site	Date: 4/24/12 Upcoming Dates and Activities: May 1 Writing MSP May 3 Reading MSP May 8 Math MSP May 10 Writing MSP May 18 Half day Helpful links and resources: Student Math Book Helpful math internet sites Language Arts Book Spelling practice pages Parent reading resource Academics: Math- key concepts that the students have been focusing on in math: · Finding area and perimeter of rectangles · Finding area and perimeter of simple polygons · Exploring area and perimeter relationships Language Arts- Here some key concepts that the students have been focusing on this week in writing and reading: Researching Native American topics and writing a report Writing a fiction story- focusing on main events Understanding main ideas and details Practicing the revising and editing process Cause and Effect Researching pollen and pollinators and writing a summary Test taking strategies and comprehension practice Social Studies- Here some key concepts that the students have been focusing on in social studies: · Investigate the route Lewis and Clark mapped · Explore the encounters Lewis and Clark had with Native American tribes · Understand how trade helped explorers stay alive Science- The current science unit is: Rocks and Minerals This unit focuses on the differences between a rock and a mineral and identifying them. Identification strategies Scratch test Calcite test Crystals and formation Types of properties
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