Thursday, April 28, 2016
Monday, April 25, 2016
Weekly Happenings
Hello! I hope everyone had a great weekend!
Here is what's happening this week:
Writing: We recently started the literary essay unit! In this unit, the students will be writing an essay over an idea they developed about a text. This is tough work, but they are doing amazing!
Reading: The students will form historical fiction book clubs. They will be reading two different books on the same topic over course of the unit. They will be working on understanding characters, recognizing perspectives, and finding the theme.
Social Studies/science: We are wrapping up our Civil War unit. The students received their study guides tonight. The test will be on Wednesday. Here is a completed study guide.
Next, we will begin a force and motion unit in science.
Math: We will continue to review a variety of math concepts this week. We also have the first section of the math MAP test on Friday.
Important Reminders:
4/26 - Half Day LEAP
4/29,5/2 - MAP testing
5/4 - Junior Achievement
Here is what's happening this week:
Writing: We recently started the literary essay unit! In this unit, the students will be writing an essay over an idea they developed about a text. This is tough work, but they are doing amazing!
Reading: The students will form historical fiction book clubs. They will be reading two different books on the same topic over course of the unit. They will be working on understanding characters, recognizing perspectives, and finding the theme.
Social Studies/science: We are wrapping up our Civil War unit. The students received their study guides tonight. The test will be on Wednesday. Here is a completed study guide.
Math: We will continue to review a variety of math concepts this week. We also have the first section of the math MAP test on Friday.
Important Reminders:
4/26 - Half Day LEAP
4/29,5/2 - MAP testing
5/4 - Junior Achievement
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Civil War Quilt
Our class learned how quilts were used as signals to people traveling on the Underground Railroad. Our class made our own quilt. 
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Enjoying Spring
We went outside to create a Civil War quilt. Each part of our quilt has a meaning that helped those traveling on the Underground Railroad. 
Monday, April 11, 2016
Weekly Happenings
Hello! I hope everyone had a great weekend!
Here is what's happening this week:
Writing: We have wrapped up the poetry unit! I am beyond impressed at the poems each student created! This week, we are moving on to our literary essay unit. The students will be writing an essay over an idea from a text.
Reading: We are continuing to practice test taking strategies this week. To help get your child thinking while reading at home, ask them questions about the text. You can ask them about the plot, to explain the characters, make predictions, or tell about the theme.
Social Studies: We are learning about the reconstruction period after the Civil War. They are learning about poor working conditions and how people began to fight for better conditions. We will plan on testing next Friday unless we take the third day of ELA MAP testing. If that's the case, then we will push it to the following Tuesday (LEAP can take it Monday or Wednesday).
Math: We will wrap up geometry this week. Their test will be this Wednesday. For the rest of the week and next, we will be reviewing a variety of math concepts.
Important Reminders:
4/19 - MAP Testing Begins
4/20 - Early Release
Here is what's happening this week:
Writing: We have wrapped up the poetry unit! I am beyond impressed at the poems each student created! This week, we are moving on to our literary essay unit. The students will be writing an essay over an idea from a text.
Reading: We are continuing to practice test taking strategies this week. To help get your child thinking while reading at home, ask them questions about the text. You can ask them about the plot, to explain the characters, make predictions, or tell about the theme.
Social Studies: We are learning about the reconstruction period after the Civil War. They are learning about poor working conditions and how people began to fight for better conditions. We will plan on testing next Friday unless we take the third day of ELA MAP testing. If that's the case, then we will push it to the following Tuesday (LEAP can take it Monday or Wednesday).
Math: We will wrap up geometry this week. Their test will be this Wednesday. For the rest of the week and next, we will be reviewing a variety of math concepts.
Important Reminders:
4/19 - MAP Testing Begins
4/20 - Early Release
Thursday, April 7, 2016
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