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      <title>4th Weekly Newsletter: Week of January 3-5 by Tasneem Abousteit</title>
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      <description>2023-2024 West Memotrial Elementary</description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>While your child won't be bringing home nightly assignments, we encourage you to continue fostering a love for learning at home. Spend quality time with your child engaging in activities that promote academic growth, curiosity, and creativity.</p><p><br></p><p>Here are some suggestions for valuable at-home activities that can enhance your child's skills:</p><p>📚 <strong>Read Together:</strong> Explore the wonders of literature by reading books together. Reading is a fantastic way to expand vocabulary and imagination, whether it's a bedtime story or an afternoon adventure.</p><p>🧮 <strong>Math Enrichment:</strong> Utilize the EnVision workbook to practice math problems at home. This will reinforce the day's lessons and allow your child to master key mathematical concepts.</p><p>📝 <strong>Assignment Catch-Up or Ahead:</strong> If your child is particularly enthusiastic about a certain subject, feel free to explore related topics or assignments from class. Likewise, use this time to catch up on incomplete tasks and ensure a solid understanding of the material.</p><p><br></p><p>Remember, the goal is to create a positive and engaging learning experience for your child. Encourage them to spend at least 15-30 minutes daily on these activities, tailoring the time to suit your family's schedule.</p><p><br></p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Per our school handbook</strong>:</p><p>Elementary students in grades 2-5 may possess telecommunication devices; however, these devices <strong>are only to be used for instructional purposes </strong>under the direction of a teacher. These devices <strong>should be turned off and not visible </strong>at all other times during the school day on school property, including on school transportation.</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Other (10%)</strong>: </p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Major (40%)</strong>: </p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Minor (50%)</strong>:</p><p> </p><p><br/></p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>We can record decimal numbers represented by models.&nbsp; <br><br>We can construct models for given decimal numbers.</strong></p><p><br/></p><p><strong>We can identify an equivalent fraction for a decimal number in tenths or hundredths.</strong></p><p><br/></p><p><strong>We can identify an equivalent decimal number  for a fraction with 10 and 100 in the denominator.</strong></p><p><br/></p><p><strong>We can use models to represent fractions as decimals to the hundredth.</strong></p><p><br/></p><p><strong>We can use models to represent decimal numbers as fraction with 10 or 100 in the denominator.</strong></p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Other (10%)</strong>: </p><p>Exit Ticket - making observations&nbsp; </p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Major (50%)</strong>: </p><p>CBA January 29 &nbsp;</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Minor (40%)</strong>:</p><p>Progress Monitoring </p><p><br/></p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>This week we are starting a new unit on Earth's patterns! Starting with weather, we will be creating our own wind vane and using a thermometer, we will be going outside for part of class to take the temperature, check the wind speed and direction as well as learning about cloud patterns!</p>]]></description>
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         <title>Upcoming Dates</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>1/3 - First Day of Spring Semester</p><p><br/></p><p>1/5 - Wear your HOUSE COLORS!</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Other (10%)</strong>: </p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Major (40%)</strong>: </p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Minor (50%)</strong>:</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p>]]></description>
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         <title>Next Week&#39;s We Can Statements</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>We can write responses that demonstrate understanding (4.7B).</p><p>We can evaluate details read to determine key ideas (<strong>4.6G</strong>).</p><p>We can use text evidence to support our responses (<strong>4.7C</strong>).</p><p>We can identify a claim in an argumentative text (<strong>4.9Ei</strong>).</p><p>We can explain how the author has used facts to support an argument (<strong>4.9Eii</strong>).</p><p>We can develop drafts by organizing with purposeful structure, including an introduction, transitions, and a conclusion (<strong>4.11Bi</strong>).</p><p>We can develop drafts by developing an engaging idea with relevant details (<strong>4.11Bii</strong>).</p><p>We can recognize characteristics and structures of informational text including organizational patterns such as compare and contrast (4.9Diii).</p><p>We can explain the author's purpose and message within a text (<strong>4.10A</strong>).</p><p>We can explain how the use of text structure contributes to the author's purpose (4.10B).</p><p>We can compose informational text (<strong>4.12B</strong>).</p><p>We can use context within and beyond a sentence to determine the relevant meaning of unfamiliar words or multiple-meaning words (<strong>4.3B</strong>).</p><p>We can describe how the author's use of imagery and figurative language achieves specific purposes (4.10D).</p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Watch the Brain Pop Jr video of the Statue of Liberty.  Take the quiz to check for understanding.</div>]]></description>
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         <title>President&#39;s Week - George Washington</title>
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         <title>President&#39;s week!  Abraham Lincoln</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Watch the video over Abraham Lincoln.  Take the quiz to check for understanding.</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Other (10%)</strong>: <br>Exit Ticket - citizenship sentence  <br><br><strong>Major (40%)</strong>: <br>Group Project    <br><br><strong>Minor (50%)</strong>:<br>Community Member Nonfiction Writing  <br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>We are jumping into the republic of Texas! We just finished up with the Alamo and the freedom of Texas</p>]]></description>
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         <title>WME Transportation Change Email</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="mailto:wmetransportation@katyisd.org">wmetransportation@katyisd.org</a>&nbsp;<br><br>Send emails WITH PHOTO ID by 2:30 PM.</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Please ensure your child dresses appropriately for recess.</p><ul><li><p><strong>Heat Guidelines:</strong></p><ul><li><p>94 degrees or heat index above 99: 25 minutes max outside.</p></li><li><p>Above 100 degrees or heat index above 105: No outdoor activities.</p></li></ul></li><li><p><strong>Cold Guidelines:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Below 32 degrees or wind chill below 30: 25 minutes max outside.</p></li><li><p>Temps below 20 degrees: No outdoor activities.</p></li></ul></li></ul><p><br></p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Please get headphones with a microphone for your student as soon as possible. We only have 6 that are given to us by the school and many students don't have them. We use our Chromebooks every day and students need headphones.&nbsp;</p><p><br/></p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Students are <strong>ONLY</strong> allowed to have <strong>CLEAR</strong> <strong>WATER</strong> in class.</p><p><br></p><p>During snack time, students have a chance to refuel and recharge. We give them a quick 5-minute break to enjoy a healthy snack. Please send your student <strong>ONE</strong> tasty, nutritious snack to keep their energy up and their minds ready to learn. Nothing that can stain their fingers. </p><p><br></p>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Module 5: Art Everywhere</p><p><br></p><p>In this module, students will listen to, read, and view a variety of texts and media that present them with information about the arts.</p><p><br></p><p>A genre focus on biography provides students with opportunities to identify ideas and support, text structure, and figurative language in order to better understand unfamiliar texts. Students will also encounter informational text and poetry to build knowledge across genres.</p><p><br></p><p>As students build their vocabulary and synthesize topic knowledge, they will learn that sharing our creative talents with the world can bring us closer together.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>ESSENTIAL QUESTION:</strong> How far can your talents take you?</p><p><strong>SOCIAL STUDIES CONNECTION:</strong> The Arts</p><p><strong>LEARNING MINDSET: </strong>Belonging. I help my classmates and my classmates help me.</p><p><strong>WEEK 1 ESSENTIAL SKILLS</strong></p><p><strong>VOCABULARY:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Critical Vocabulary: dignified, stunned, polished, regretted, hilarious, observant, flattered, trampled</p></li><li><p>Big Idea Words: sculpture, creativity, inspiration, expressive</p></li><li><p>Vocabulary Strategy: Shades of Meaning</p></li><li><p>Generative Vocabulary: Suffixes -ity, -ty, Spiral Review: Suffixes -en, -ic</p></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>READING WORKSHOP:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Ideas and Support</p></li><li><p>Ask and Answer Questions</p></li><li><p>Text Structure</p></li><li><p>Figurative Language</p></li></ul><p><strong>FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Decoding: Recognize Root Words</p></li><li><p>Spelling: Adding -ed or -ing</p></li><li><p>Fluency: Reading Rate</p></li></ul><p><strong>COMMUNICATION:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Listening Comprehension</p></li><li><p>Research: Paraphrase</p></li><li><p>Make Connections</p></li></ul><p><strong>WRITING WORKSHOP:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Informational Text Writing</p></li><li><p>Modal Auxiliaries</p></li></ul>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>This PDF shows ways that you can support your students' learning at home:</p><p><br/></p><ul><li><p>Discuss with your student the module topic and the module's Big Idea Words.</p></li><li><p>I highly encourage your student to read at home and talk about books together</p></li></ul>]]></description>
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