Mrs.

Ks Class

This week we are finishing Unit 8 in Math. This unit students reviewed equivalent fractions, compared fractions, and added and subtracted fractions. They will were introduced to multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers. We also practiced estimating and calculating the percent of a number. Students should make sure they understand the math vocabulary and can apply it in their work.
Weekly Words

Math: Unit 8 Fractions and Ratios

MEGAN.KUEMMERLIN@EAC.COM.BR

ESCOLA AMERICANA DE CAMPINAS

APRIL 29-MAY 3

Last week we painted with watercolors to create an inspiration for our poetry. Students learned different techniques and made beautiful artwork.

Upcoming Assessments
Monday 4/29: Spelling Test Friday 5/3: Unit 8 Math Test Tuesday 5/7, Poetry Vocabulary Quiz

May 1: Holiday No School May 6-17: Upper Elem. MAP Testing May 22: Poetry Slam *NEW DATE May 30: No School

Important Dates

Poetry Vocabulary: simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification, hyperbole, rhyme, slant rhyme, repetition, imagery, stanza, line break, rhythm Math (Unit 8): area model, discount, horizontal, Quick Common Denominator, unit fraction, unit percent, vertical

ABOVE: The Blue team works hard on their paintings. RIGHT: Hermanny and Jiwon show their creativity through their artwork.

Reading and Writing: Poetry

Last week students learned how similes and metaphors make poems more powerful. This week they will write a poem describing their faces that includes three similes and three metaphors. This week students will work through different centers with activities focused on both poetry and the Reading Street skills and strategies. Students will work with poetry vocabulary, analyze poems, write poems, and use technology to make shape poems. We will also begin researching famous poets. Students will be researching, drafting, editing, and writing their final papers in class. The Poetry Race is on and zooming. Students are practicing their fluency, accuracy, and expression by reciting poems to their friends and family members. Keep it up!

Science: What are properties of objects?

This week we will continue investigating properties of objects and how matter can change. We will do an online simulation that allows us to make a hypothesis and test it all through the internet. Students will also become experts on different aspects of investigating properties and will teach

NOTES FROM MRS. K

Students worked in groups and created Internet Safety Messages for their peers. Two groups are finished, while the other three are hard at work to complete their videos. Check out this groups work by clicking the link: https://docs.google.com/file/d/ 0Bz8E1G1_cVszQXRva2w3bHdqZ1E/edit Great job boys!