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Hello! My name is Steffani Miller, and I am your student's Connects teacher for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year. I wanted to introduce myself and tell you a little bit about my background and teaching stye.
I grew up in Olmsted Township and played soccer, ran track, and received my black belt in
Tae-Kwon-Do by the age of 11 years old. I graduated from Baldwin Wallace last December with a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education for grades K-5. Earlier in the school year, I taught 5th grade at another public school, and I was also a Title I Tutor. I am thrilled to be back teaching 5th grade!

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As for my teaching style, I believe that every child is capable of great things. Some students favor different learning styles, such as visual, auditory, reading/writing, or kinesthetic (movement) learning. I try to incorporate a little bit of everything, but I mostly consider the student's feedback as to how they learn the best. Your student's education is my top priority. Please let me know if you have any suggestions on what has worked well for them in the past, and I will do my best to incorporate it into our daily lessons.

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I also thought I'd provide you with an update as to what we are currently working on in class and what will be coming up in the near future.

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Last week in Language Arts,  we learned about Figurative Language, such as Similes, Personification, and Metaphors. Students picked a sentence with a simile in it and created a trifold with pictures showing the figurative and literal meanings of the sentence. Then they chose a sentence that contained a personification in it and drew a picture to represent the sentence. This week, students will focus on Onomatopoeias and Idioms.
*Conversation starter* Ask your star pupil to show you their pictures and try to guess what the personification could be! Then, ask them to explain it.

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In science, we started learning about the solar system. Students have been learning about the planets, including their order from the Sun, their atmospheres, planet's moon/s and orbits, and how gravity affects the planets.
*Conversation starter* Ask your student why people/animals that live near the southern hemisphere of the Earth don't fall off and float into space!

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In Math, we have been practicing  dividing numbers that contain decimal points. This week, we focused on the key steps in setting up the problem. The three steps that we came up with together include:
1. Making the divisor into a whole number
2.Whatever is done to the divisor must be done to the dividend
3. Pull the decimal point up to the quotient line
4. Ready to solve!

This coming week, we will expand on dividing decimals by turning remainders into decimal points.

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In Social Studies, we have been learning about the Aztecs. The students are working on creating a Google Slide presentation with facts relating to the structure of the Aztecs government, their architecture, agriculture, and more. We have also been working on comparing and contrasting the Aztecs society to our present day society.

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In Reading, we have been gathering information from stories to find the main idea and key details. In the process, we have also practiced noticing facts versus options.
This week, your student will practice writing informative/explanatory text.
*Conversation starter* Ask you star pupil to explain why it is important to protect sharks, and how they affect our ecosystem!