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The Dragon’s Tale

Weekly School Newsletter March 27, 2018 Volume 4, Issue 32

NO SCHOOL Friday, March 30th

Forward Testing April 11, 12,17, 18, 19

This year all Green Bay students in grades 3-8, & 10 will take part in the Wisconsin state assessment, the Forward Exam. This assessment will be used to gauge how well students are mastering the Wisconsin State Standards. The Forward Exam is a summative assessment that gauges your child’s achievement in the content areas tested compared to other students in the state. Along with local measures such as report cards, school-wide assessments, and other information about your child’s progress in school, the results from the Forward Exam provide insight into how well your child is doing on a broad measure of achievement. Here are some quick facts about the Forward Exam:

• Grades 3-8 take the English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics exams • Grades 4 and 8 take the English Language Arts (ELA), mathematics, science and social studies exams • Students will take the Forward Exam online

The Forward Exam includes: • multiple-choice questions: the student selects the correct answers from

answer options • short answer questions: the student provides a brief explanation in

response to the question • writing: the student provides a response using basic writing skills to

summarize, compare, and make inferences about ELA passages Our exam schedule is as follows: April 11 Grades 4 and 8 Social Studies April 12 Grades 4 and 8 Science April 17 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts (Parts 1 and 2) April 18 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts (Parts 3 and 4) April 19 Grades 3-8 Math

Order Deadline March 30th

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Our Mission: Educating world leaders… one child at a time.

Our Vision: Leonardo da Vinci School for Gifted Learners provides the appropriate level of challenge for academically gifted students in a rigorous, student-centered and diverse learning environment that prepares them to be world leaders. We are learners. We are leaders.

March 27 2:35MusicalRehearsal29 2:35MusicalRehearsal30 NOSCHOOLApril 2 PopcornOrderDay 2:35MusicalRehearsal3 PopcornDeliveryDay 2:35MusicalRehearsal5 2:35MusicalRehearsal9 2:35MusicalRehearsal10 2:35MusicalRehearsal 6:30PTOMeeting11 ForwardExamGr.4and8SocialStudies12 ForwardExamGr.4and8Science 2:35MusicalRehearsal14 ChineseSpeechContest16 2:35MusicalRehearsal17 ForwardExamGr.3-8ELA1and2

2:35MusicalRehearsal18 ForwardExamGr.3-8ELA3and4 2:35MusicalRehearsal19 ForwardExamGr.3-8Math 2:35MusicalRehearsal 20 12:35Dismissal

Calendar Notes

LEARNERS Excel—We excel academically. Altruistic—We are altruistic; we give back to our community. Determined—We are determined to accomplish our goals. Engaged—We are engaged in all that we do. Respectful—We are respectful of our learning, our school community and ourselves. Safe—We put safety first.

Mid-Semester: A Good Time to Check

Grades in IC for Students in Grades 6-8

Believe it or not it is middle of the second semester. This is a good time to check grades with your child in Infinite Campus (IC). Parents/guardians of students taking grade 6-8 level courses are encouraged to check IC and contact the teacher if there are any questions or concerns. All student taking 6-8 grade level classes know how to check their grades in Infinite Campus.

Eighth Grade Recognition Event – June 4th

A recognition ceremony will be held for the Leonardo da Vinci eighth grade students on Monday, June 4th at 6:30 PM. Refreshments will be served following the event. A dress rehearsal will be held during the school day to allow the younger students the opportunity to see the ceremony as well.

Photos of Eighth Grade Students Needed by

April 20th Parents of the eighth grade students are asked to submit

three JPEG photos of their son/daughter for the eighth grade ceremony. (One baby photo, one early elementary photo and one current photo.) Please e-mail as attachments to tsvandyke@gbaps.org by April 20th. Thank you!!!

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PARENT411–LITERACYLEARNINGTARGETSFROMLASTWEEK

DAVISTERK-1• Create a list of onomatopoeia words • Listen for clues in text • Sort words by different environments • Use clues from pictures to make inferences • Use sound words when writing • Sort singular and plural nouns • STAR monthly assessment • Create a plan to catch a leprechaun • Make inferences about text

JOHNSON1-2• Explore words and see if words can be made without using both

vowels and consonants • Compose “How to Catch a Leprechaun” writing piece • Compare and contrast our language system to a Terrarium

system • Understand the importance of the order of words when writing

sentences • Understand subjects and predicates • List nouns and pronouns • Write about what you would wish for if given three wishes • Create a leprechaun to go with my writing piece • STAR monthly assessment

HANSON1-2• Create a new object that is visible in the night sky • Reflect on writing and identify ways/areas that improvement

has been shown • Distinguish between similes, metaphors and literal

comparisons • Write examples of similes, metaphors, and literal

comparisons and then intregrate into writing pieces • Map out a “how to” piece and “opinion” writing piece on how

to catch a leprechaun • Identify characteristics of the sun and compare the sun to

different objects • Write a “how to” piece • STAR monthly assessment • Write expanded similes and metaphors that focus on a

changing objects KORTH2-3

• Use Hamburger Model to write persuasive paragraph • Read and discuss section 7 and 8 of My America: Our Strange

New Land • Use the Hamburger Model to organize a sample opinion piece • Use the Hamburger Model to state an opinion and brainstorm

reasons to support it • Review the Tournament of Books expectations and write an

example summary • STAR monthly assessment • Find evidence to support opinion piece reasons • Use character traits to describe a character from My America

Our Strange New Land

FRELICH2-3• Use the Hamburger Model to write a persuasive paragraph • Review expectations for Celebrations: Scrapbook Project • Organize a sample opinion piece • Use the Hamburger Model to state an opinion and write

reasons to support it • Find evidence to support opinion • STAR monthly assessment • Create a scrapbook page for Raksha Bandhan • Create a different ending for book club book

CARLSEN3-4• Add a diagram to informational writing piece • Discuss chapter 4 and 5 of novel • Draft and edit informational writing piece • STAR monthly assessment • Publish informational writing piece

BECKER3-4• Read and discuss “We Live By What We See”• Listen to the publisher presentation and ask appropriate

questions• Create an alphabet page for culture book• Complete a literature web for “We Live By What We See”• STAR monthly assessment• Create a list of possible topics for an opinion writing piece• Choose a topic and write a one sentence opinion statement• Identify different types of supporting details and how they

influence a reader’s response• Write an opinion paragraph using supporting details• Revise and edit a paragraph• Prepare manuscript for publication

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DURANT4-5• Write a beginning and ending technique for writing piece • Identify the characteristics of a great thinker and begin writing

paper • Revise and publish opinion writing piece • Meet with peers to work on publication • Continue work on piece for grade level novel • STAR monthly assessment • Share opinion writing pieces • Determine the strength of argument in Great Thinker

presentation

MAYENSCHEIN4-5• Understand and use the elements of reasoning • Explore and discuss surrealist art • Analyze a paragraph to find the elements of reasoning • Meet with peers to work on publication • Work with a group to compose a persuasive paragraph • Read and discuss the surrealist poem Mobius Strip • Continue work on piece for grade level novel • STAR monthly assessment • Find an editorial about an issue of local importance and

decide if the argument presented is well-reasoned • Create a surrealist collage

GRIFFIN5-6• Use comparison transition words in my writing • Include contrast in comparison writing • Review beginning and ending techniques • STAR monthly assessment • Publish comparison essay • Discuss irony in literature • Identify the types of irony in a short story • Continue work on historical fiction study • Draft comparison essay • Share Hidden Organism Writing Prompt with class.

WATSON5-6• Draft a comparison writing piece using an outline • Review persuasive writing using the Elements of Reasoning • Add transitions and similes to a comparison draft • Complete a self review of writing and a peer review for a

classmate • Use beginning and ending techniques in a comparison piece • Publish “Uniform” writing piece • STAR monthly assessment • Analyze an argument • Study ideas, language and grammar

GUSSERT“COURAGE,CONNECTIONSANDREFLECTION”• Discern types of warrants and connect it to prior knowledge on

persuasion (ethos, pathos and logos) • Build an argument from research in paragraph form • Find five relevant sources on our class topic using pre-

apparoved search engines • STAR monthly assessment • Assess the reliability of online sources • Take detailed notes in claim-warrant graphic organizer

OLDENBURG“PERSUASION”• Create a lit web for The Pied Piper of Hamelin• Evaluate peer’s projects • Identify the elements of successful persuasive writing• STAR monthly assessment• Practice creative writing skills and apply vocabulary in Post It

Note story

GUSSERT“THEPURSUITOFJUSTICE”• Present Public Service Announcement on a local, national or

global issue • Respond to a given scenario by formulating an agrument with a

direct concern for word choice • Respond to “grey area” questions with yes or no and defend

choice with logical reasoning • STAR monthly reading assessment • Participate in novel discussion group

OLDENBURG“1940S–ADECADEOFCHANGE”• Read and take notes on debate topic • Evaluate the evidence found for case and identify areas that

need strengthening • Find evidence to support persuasive strategy • STAR monthly assessment • Practice creative writing skills and apply vocabulary in Post It

Note story

GUSSERT“UTOPIA”• Listen to classmate’s presentations • Analyze the text “censorship” and explore how the elements of

reasoning fit with the central message • Formulate an opinion on the topic of “censorship” and complete

a graphic organizer stating reasons • STAR monthly assessment • Activate prior knowledge by giving an impromptu speech on an

assigned persuasive topic

OLDENBURG“THREADSOFCHANGEIN19THCENTURY”• Undertand how to add an MLA style header to a document • Use resources (Purdue OWL) to cite sources • Analyze the “Chicago” poems of Carl Sandburg • Understand how Latin declensions relate to English grammar • STAR monthly assessment • Participate in an evidence-based discussion on Devin in the

White City

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PARENT411–MATHLEARNINGTARGETSFROMLASTWEEK

MATH1DAVISTER• Complete unit assessment • STAR monthly assessment • Add 2-digit numbers • Sort and record information

MATH1-2JOHNSON• Create and solve “Add To” and “Take From” word problems • STAR monthly assessment • Solve “Put Together” and “Take Apart” problems • Represent and solve compare word problems

MATH2HANSON• Draw picture graphs and solve problems using information

from the graph • STAR monthly assessment • Solve Compare and Put Together/Take Apart problems using

information from a picture graph • Draw picture graphs and solve problems using information

from graphs • Dragon Dash

MATH3KORTH• Solve word problems with unknown starts • STAR monthly assessment • Compare numbers and solve comparison word problems • Dragon Dash • Solve word problems with extra information and hidden

information

MATH3BECKER• Write the first step questions for two-step word problems • STAR monthly assessment • Complete unit 6 pre-assessment • Write equations to solve two-step problems

MATH3-4CARLSEN• Complete unit pre-assessment • STAR monthly assessment • Multiply with thousands • Represent 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication using the area model

MATH4-5FRELICH• Solve fraction division problems • STAR monthly assessment • Solve fraction division word problems • Distinguish multiplication from division fraction problems • Develop fact fluency

MATH4-5DURANT• Identify the commutative, associative, and distributive

properties and practice rounding to estimate an answer • STAR monthly assessment • Review and prepare for unit assessment • Complete unit assessment

MATH5MAYENSCHEIN• Complete a reflection for unit assessment • STAR monthly assessment • Complete unit 6 pre-assessment • Review unit concepts

MATH5WATSON• Write and evaluate expressions that contain variables • STAR monthly assessment • Generate and extend numerical patterns and identify

relationships of corresponding terms • Locate and plot points in the first quadrant of the coordinate

plane MATH5-6FELDHAUSEN

• Use knowledge of proportional relationships to convert between different units of measure

• STAR monthly assessment • Review module 7 • Complete module 7 assessment

MATH6NOVAK• Write equations and determine whether a number is a solution

of an equation • STAR monthly assessment • Solve equations that involve addition, subtraction,

multiplication and division

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PARENT411–MATHLEARNINGTARGETSFROMLASTWEEK

MATH6-7VANSTRATEN• Apply area formulas for triangles, parallelograms, trapezoids,

and rhombuses • STAR monthly assessment • Use area formulas to work backwards and solve for missing

dimensions • Find the area of a complex polygon by breaking it into simple

shapes

ACCEL7FELDHAUSEN• Find the volume of a figure made of cubes and prisms • STAR monthly assessment • Pi day activities • Complete module 9 assessment

MATH8OLDENBURG• Identify similar triangles • STAR monthly assessment • Prepare for module 11 • Review skills

ADVALGEBRAFELDHAUSEN• Multiply polynomials • STAR monthly assessments • Work with special product polynomials • Add, subtract and multiply polynomials

ADVALGEBRAIIFICK• Evaluate trigonometric functions • Find missing lengths of right triangles • Find missing angles in right triangles • Create unit circle • Find angles in standard position • Convert between degree and radian • Find arc length and area of sectors • Evaluate trigonometric functions for a given point • Evaluate a quadrantile point • Find reference angles • STAR monthly assessments

GEOMETRYKAROLIUSSEN• Learn and apply the Law of Cosines • STAR monthly assessment • Explain solutions to peers • Review and prepare for unit 7 assessment

PRE-CALCULUSFICK• Use rectangles to approximate areas of plane regions • Find the area of a region • Review and prepare assessment • Complete assessment • STAR monthly assessment • Work with derivatives