Wax Museum Assignment

Wax Museum Assignment

To keep the Dicken Tradition started by Mrs. Brann and Mrs. Miller, our fifth graders will host a Wax Museum of African American Trailblazers on Monday, February 11, 2019. This day is also NAAPID (Parent Involvement Day). We invite all parents, guardians and community members to see our Wax Museum. Below is the assignment and criteria.

Due Date, written part Friday, February 8, 2019

Presentation (speech and attire) Monday, February 11, 2019

A.    *Write a 30-seconds to 1-minute speech highlighting his or her life. (Brief Biography)  Sample outline.

                                               i.     Introduction: I am  _______, (an African American Trailblazer…)

                                             ii.     Time period (century, decade)

                                            iii.     Birthplace or Family Life

                                            iv.     Challenges and/or important life event

                                              v.     Invention or Claim-to-fame

                                            vi.     Conclusion Sentence, choose only one

a.     A famous quote 

b.     Remember me by …

c.     Anyone who is interested in ______, should  ________.

B.    Costume (Wax Museum)/ Presentation

                                               i.     Time period and Clothing

                                             ii.     A Prop is optional. Props must adhere to school safety rules.

                                            iii.     Write a paragraph explaining your reasons for choosing your attire. 

Choose your introduction. Be sure to engage the audience. 

Creativity is encouraged. Use your excellent writing ideas to engage the audience. 

Remember interested adults and younger kids will view the Wax Museum         

Criteria

Write in first person point of view/ perspective. You are becoming that person for the day.

It is safe to use historical elements and words in speech. Use caution and seek adult input.

There is no need to paint one’s face or skin to represent a person.

There are no athletes or entertainers on the list.

Style

Font sizes, 16, Name of Trailblazer, size 24

Costume paragraph must fit onto a 4X6 card

Below are the selected people. The gender is listed. (Students selected the names on Friday, January 18, 2019.)

W.E.B. Dubois, male                                Barak Obama, male, alive

Charles R. Drew, male                           Ralph Bunche, male

Carter G. Woodson, male                      Shirley Chisholm, female

George Washington, male                    Patricia Bath, female, alive

Ida B Wells, female                               Mae Jemison, female, alive

Lonnie Johnson, male, alive                  Katherine Johnson, female, alive

Percy Julian, male                                Oprah Winfrey, female, alive

Lloyd Hall, male                                    Shirley Jackson, female, alive

Maynard Jackson, male                         Ava Duvernay, female, alive

Garrett Morgan, male                           Madam C.J. Walker, female

Reginald Lewis, male                            Mark E. Dean, male, alive

Michelle Obama, female, alive              Phyllis Wheatley, female

Maya Angelou, female                          Henrietta Lacks, female

Carol Moseley Braun, female, alive

Websites for life images and research

https://theundefeated.com/features/the-undefeated-44-most-influential-black-americans-in-history/

http://www.black-inventor.com/

https://www.becauseofthemwecan.com/

https://blackamericaweb.com/category/little-known-black-history-facts/

            

Attire and Prop

Try to find older or bigger clothes owned by family members

Purchase gently used clothes from local thrift stores, i.e. Salvation Army, Value Village

The prop should something that represents them. 

Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Start early.

January 2019

Important Dates 

Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, A day without Equality Fiction story is due.
Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019: NWEA, Math, 9- 10:15 AM (Lab)
Friday, Jan. 18, 2019: NWEA, Reading, 9-10:15 AM (Lab)
Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019: NWEA, Math make up session, 10- 11:00 AM (classroom)
Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019: NWEA, Reading make up session, 10- 11:00 AM (classroom)
Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019: EDM Unit 4 test

Forget-Me-Not-dates

Monday, Jan. 14, 2019: WESO presentation, 10:27-10:57 AM
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019: Life Touch candid photos
Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2019: Winter Walk, 6:30 PM- 7:30 PM
Wednesday, Jan. 30: Early Release, Dismissal at 1:29PM (No childcare)
Friday, Feb 1, 2019: Winter Survival Field Trip, 9:30- 2:00 PM (outdoors all day)*

Subjects at a Glance

Math: We are continuing our study of Decimals. Below this section explains the outcomes covered.
Language Arts:
    Reading: We are continuing our study of nonfiction. This month are learning how to synthesize nonfiction books. We learn how to summarize and evaluate information recently read.
    Writing: We are beginning the month by writing either an historical or realistic fiction story as we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The next writing project will be feature article.
    Poetry: We will learning onomatopeia, consonsance and assonance in the month of January on Figurative Language Fridays.
Social Studies: We continuing our study of Three Worlds Meet.
Science: We will embark on a new unit, Stars and Solar System, To Infinity and Beyond. Below are the concepts students will understand.

Earth's gravitational force field pulls objects toward the center of the planet.

The sun is a star, which appears so large because it is far closer than any other star.

 Stars vary greatly in size and distance from the Earth.

 The Earth rotates about the spinning axis like a top. The spinning axis is conceived as the north and south pole.

 The day-night cycle, Earth's seasons an the motion of sun and moon can be explained by understanding Earth's rotation.

EDM Unit 4 Outcomes
Unit 4: Decimal Concepts and Coordinate Grids
Assessed outcomes

• Read and write decimals in words, numbers and expanded forms.
• Compare decimals.
• Round decimals.
• Plot points on a coordinate grid.
• Use a coordinate grid to answer questions and solve problems.
• Shade grids to add and subtract decimals.
• Use algorithms to add and subtract decimals.

EDM Unit 5 Outcomes

Unit 5: Operations with Fractions (Fractions return)

• Find common denominators. (part I)
• Add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators.
• Multiply fractions using paper folding, area models, or an algorithm (part I)
• Explain why multiplying a fraction by a fraction equal to 1 gives an equivalent fractions. (part I)
• Divide a unit fraction by a whole number.
• Divide a whole number by a unit fraction.

Winter Survival Preparation

The field trip is an outdoors, all day trip. Students must prepare for the weather by wearing a minimum of 2 layers not including a warm outer garment and insulated winter boots. Students have chosen their own groups, type of meal, and the type of foods. Food allergies and restrictions were and are considered while planning.

Parents are welcomed to chaperone; however, Dave Szcygiel (environmental field trip coordinator) encourages limited number of parents to attend as a means to foster student independence and motivation. There is another caveat is there will be 5 to 6 campfires. This will lead to enormous amount of smoke. If you feel like your child cannot, handle the smoke inhalation, please notify me.

Cyber Safety for Preteen 9-11 years old

Cyber Safety for Preteen 9-11 years old

Below I have listed a few key talking points to have with your child over Winter break. Winter break is a time when kids have an myriad of time with electronic devices. The conversation should center around content (what), contact (who)  and conduct risks (How).

Key points

• Pre-teens tend to use the internet independently. They can come across more risks than younger children.
• Internet safety risks for pre-teens include content, contact and conduct risks.
• You can help your child learn to manage internet safety risks by being a role model, and talking with your child about online content and activities.
• Taking an interest in your child’s online activities builds trust and encourages your child to talk to you about online worries.

Parent Monitoring Apps

If you want to be high tech, there are parent monitoring apps for an Android device and Apple devices. These apps can limit websites and apps, track locations and monitor text messages. Some monitoring apps are free while others cost a pretty penny. Type in your search (Free) parent Monitoring Apps for cell phone on the internet or in your app store.

I have spoken to the class briefly about this urgent message. 

December 2018

Important Dates

Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2018: EDM Unit 3 Part II test

Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018: Final draft due for Opinion essay
Friday, Dec. 21, 2018: End of Cycle II for Ch-Changes, Matter

Forget-Me- Not Dates

Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2018: Science Days Exploration,

Friday, Dec. 21, 2018: Winter Holiday Party, 2:30- 3:30 PM

Friday, Dec. 21, 2018: Winter break begins

Monday, Dec. 24- 28, 2018: NO SCHOOL, Winter Break

Monday, Dec. 31 - Jan. 4, 2018, NO SCHOOL, Winter Break

Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, School Resumes
Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019: NWEA Math Test, 9- 10:15 AM
Friday, Jan. 18, 2019: NWEA Reading Test, 9- 10:15 AM

Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. Holiday, No School

Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, Winter Survival, Outdoors Field trip, 10-2 PM

Subjects at a Glance

EDM: After an extended period, we have concluded our study of fractions for now. Unit 3 encompassed adding like denominators, mixed numbers and improper fractions, and number stories with fractional answers. In the next unit after unit 4, we will continue our study of fractions; however Unit 4: Decimal Concepts and Coordinate Grids will cover decimal and coordinate grids. In detail,  Unit 4 will cover the information below:

• Read and write decimals in words, numbers and expanded forms.
• Compare decimals.
• Round decimals.
• Plot points on a coordinate grid.
• Use a coordinate grid to answer questions and solve problems.
• Shade grids to add and subtract decimals.
• Use algorithms to add and subtract decimals.

     Language Arts

     Reading: During the month of December, we studied Nonfiction 5 text structures and purposes of graphical features. A majority of the guided reading groups have been reconfigured. Students are reading fiction and some are reading nonfiction. Ask your child which book, he or she is assigned to in a group. 

     Writing: We continued planning and organizing our Opinion writing pieces (essays). All students have self selected a topic. Learned how to turn a strong opinion into a claim. Next, we learned how to support each claim with 3 supporting details: Evidence (data/ numbers), emotions, experience (short story), and explanations. Students used strong opinion words and transition words. Also, students incorporated their knowledge of figurative language by adding 1 hyperbole, 1 personification and 1 simile. Last but not least, students wrote a conclusion paragraph restating the strong opinion and the 3 claims along with 1 thought or action for the reader. It goes without saying each piece must vary sentences length and beginnings and have correct spelling. 

     Poetry: During the month of December, our Figurative Language Fridays and weekly review will       continue with personification and metaphors. Students will begin writing poetry with various figurative language.

     Words Their Way: The only major difference is students now have a pretest on day 4. Day for is different for each group. There is a Dark blue group composed of 2 students who have never missed a word on any assessment test and weekly test. At the end of December and the beginning of January, we will learn Conjunctions, Interjections and Articles.

Social studies: We have been studying cross curricula with nonfiction text structures and features. We reviewed which organizers help readers comprehend each structure with tex about Michigan. Below is an image supporting what we have studied. There will be a brief quiz the Friday prior to break on structures. 

Science: We have continued our study of Matter by investigating what is inside Matter. 

• 5-PS1-1 Develop a model to demonstrate that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
• 5-PS1-2 Measure and graph quantities to provide evidence that, regardless of the type of change that occurs, when heating, cooling, or mixing substances, the total weight of matter is conserved.(January 2018)
• 5-PS1-3 Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
• 5-PS1-4 Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.

Winter Break Ideas

Due to the lack of participation over Thanksgiving break, I thinking I will not have a reading challenge; however, I have posted a Winter Break post about activities to do over break. PTO has graciously paid for online accounts for Thinkstretch activities. If you would like the reading challenge for 8 hours, let me know.