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Welcome to FYI Night!

Please sign in at the blue table and then find your seat! Your child will share his/her Morning Work

journal with you.

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1st Nine Weeks Reading Celebration

Winter FYI Night_2015.notebook February 13, 2015

Share a narrative that you wrote with your parents!

Story Time!

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WritingWriting Pieces

· Explanatory texts with intro, facts and definitions, closure

· Narrative writing with well-elaborated events, details, thoughts, feelings, transition words, closure

Writing Tools and Experiences

· Peer editing

· Using digital tools for production and publishing with peers

· Research projects

· Answering questions by gathering information from provided sources and experiences

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It's Fast Facts Time!

You are going to take a Fast Facts test like the one your child takes every day.

You have 2 minutes and 30 seconds!

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· Use place value to understand the concepts of addition and subtraction.

> Subtracting three digit numbers> Adding three digit numbers

· Represent and interpret data on tables and graphs.> Picture graphs, bar graphs, comparing graphs

Math

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· Work with equal groups of objects to gain a foundation for multiplication.> Multiplication> Exploring fraction concepts

· Measure and estimate lengths in standard units.> Metric and non- standard measurement > 2D and 3D shapes

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· Tell time using an analog and digital clock.> Tell time to 5 minutes> Understand AM and PM

· Understand and solve story problems.> Solve problems with larger numbers

10 05

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How can I add two numbers?

56+ 28 84

1

New Groups Above

56+ 28 70 + 14 84

total of all tens

total of all ones

Show All Totals

· Showing proof drawings· Adding 3-digit numbers

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How can I subtract two numbers?

Ungroup First Method

64‐28

64‐28

5  14

36

· Showing proof drawings· Subtracting 3-digit numbers

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Graphs and Data AnalysisPicture Graph Bar Graph

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Fractions

· Analyze part to whole relationships· Partition circles and rectangles into 2, 3, and

4 equal shares· Use the terms halves, thirds, and fourths to

describe parts of a whole

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Measurement

· Measure using appropriate tools (rulers, etc.)· Measure using different units of length

> Feet> Inches> Centimeters> Meters

· Estimate lengths using inches, feet, centimeters, and meters

· Measure to determine how much longer one object is than another by comparing lengths

Turn and Talk: Show your parent how to measure your pencil using a ruler!

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Science· Solids and Liquids

> Understand properties of solids and liquids> Understand the changes solids and liquids

undergo· Living Things

> Understand animal life cycles> Remember that organisms differ from or are

similar to their parents based on the characteristics of the organisms

Turn and Talk: Tell your parents the difference between a solid and

a liquid. Give an example of each!

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Social Studies· History

> Timelines> Historical figures> Use photos and interviews to

compare interpretations of the same time period

· Economics and Financial Literacy> Businesses needs and wants> Producers and consumers> Supply and demand> Global trade of goods and

services> Money: saving, spending,

borrowing, and giving> Financial institutions

· Civics and Governance> Government services

Turn and Talk: Tell your parent about an important person you have learned about in United States

history.

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ReadingWe will learn about...· Asking and answering questions· Retelling stories· Explaining how characters respond to

challenges· Understanding point of view· Analyzing story structure· Comparing and contrasting 2 versions of

the same story· Describing the connection between

historical events using pieces of literature

· Understanding nonfiction text features

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Point of View "Harriet Tubman was born a slave. She escaped slavery and made a promise to help others do the same. She made a total of 19 rescue trips back down south. She never lost one of the 300 slaves she saved. She was skillful and brave. She even led her parents to freedom in 1857."

Turn and Talk: Answer these questions with your parents.- How do you think Harriet felt when she was rescuing the slaves?- What do you think Harriet was thinking when she was on the Underground Railroad?

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Concepts we will cover...· Poetry· Adjectives and Verbs· Adverbs· Compound Words· Proper Nouns· Contractions· Dictionaries & Glossaries· Multiple Meaning Words

> Homonyms· Prefixes, Suffixes and

Root Words· Irregular Plural Nouns· Reflexive Pronouns· Collective Nouns

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Field Trips

Greensboro Civil Rights Museum (March)

The Life and Science Center in Durham (April)

Walking Trip Around Mebane (May)

Specific dates coming soon!

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· OTIS, Friday Folders & Friday Journals· "Under the Big Top" Weekly Newsletter· Behavior Chart· Transportation Notes· Website

> Updates, Information & More!· Questions?

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