Ms.

Leveridge’s Class
February 26 – March 2nd

What we’re learning this Important Dates…

week… February 27th:
Passport Check
March 2 : Book Character Dress-up Day!
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March 2nd: Student of the Month Assembly

Literacy
- Influence of setting on
character development
- Interactive Read Aloud:
The Watson’s Go to
Birmingham - 1963
Writing
- Writing for Justice:
Persuasive Writing
o Pre-write activities
o Topic Selection
Math
- Module 4: Geometry Unit
Social Studies
- Black History Month
- Class businesses
Science
- Engineering and Design
o Windmill Lab
A Message from Ms. Leveridge
Hello Everyone!
Thank you so much to all of you who were able to make it to the
poetry café last Friday! The students had so much fun sharing their poetry
with you. They did an incredible job! This week in writing we are
transitioning to our next unit: “Writing for Justice”. In this persuasive writing
unit, students will select a social or environmental justice issue they are
passionate about. The students will take a position on their topic and will
support their claim with evidence from a variety of credible sources. This
unit allows students the opportunity to conduct research on their topics
and to share ideas with one another in order to come up with local and
global solutions to their selected issue.
Last week in science the students continued to work with their
team to use the engineering/design process to construct their own
windmills. Each team has created their first prototype and is beginning the
testing process. We are learning that often times it takes many failures and
adjustments before you are successful. The teams have done a fabulous
job learning from their mistakes and making changes to their prototypes to
better their design. This week we will continue the testing process for
prototype #1 and the groups will begin the construction and testing of
their second prototype. Last year the class record for the number of cubes
lifted by a windmill was 36. This year’s groups are working hard to break
the record!
On Wednesday the class will take the mid-module assessment for
our geometry unit. This assessment will determine the students’ ability to
identify different types of lines, measure angles, and use addition and
subtraction to determine missing angles. This week we will be learning how
to classify different types of triangles using vocabulary such as: right,
acute, obtuse, equilateral, isosceles, and scalene.
So far about 2/3 of the class has signed up for a parent/teacher
conference on March 7th or 8th. If you have not already done so, please
sign up for a conference time slot. The sign up link is on the Jacob Wismer
website. I hope to get a chance to meet with everyone!

-Ms. Leveridge

Specials
Monday: PE Happy Birthday!
Tuesday: Library/Tech No Birthdays This Week.
Wednesday: Music
Thursday: Music
Friday: PE Classroom website:
msleveridge.weebly.com