ACI 1 News
Date: May 27th - June 21st
Special Note:
Dear parents,
Thank you for your
support through this term so far. The students enjoyed learning about shadows
and performing their puppet shows for their peers. It was nice to see them
working together and enjoying each other’s presentations. This month, students will be learning about mapping, following directions, and creative writing as they imagine their life as a pirate.
Science:
Unit 10: Plate Tectonics
This month’s science focus is Plate
Tectonics. Students will learn about the layers of the Earth, how plates move
and will discover how tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanoes form. Students will learn
through interactive activities that the Earth is always changing.
Math
Unit 10: Multiplication, Division, and Fractions
This month we will be learning about
Multiplication, Division, and Fractions. Your child will build number
patterns with tangible materials to develop these concepts. Learning goals for
this unit are to learn how to count groups of objects, to understand that
addition, skip counting and multiplication are the same, to understand the
meaning of halves, thirds and fourths, and to connect these concepts with daily
experiences.
Unit 10: Crossing the Atlantic
This month’s ELA Unit is Crossing
the Atlantic . This
non-fiction
text will introduce students to a family who decided to
live on a boat and travel across the Atlantic Ocean together. The focus of this
unit will be teaching students how to navigate maps, and writing their own
stories called “My life as a Pirate”. Students will write about their lives as
pirates and discuss where they live, what their ship looks like, the places
they visit, and who their pirate enemy is. For the final presentation, students
will do a book reading for the class. They will focus on changing their volume,
intonation, and mannerisms to engage
their classmates. This presentation will also include a “wanted poster” for
their pirate enemy. Students will be given templates to work with.
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