Thanks to everyone who attended our Poetry Cafe! It was wonderful and so much fun! Tomorrow is "Falcons Friday". Students are encouraged to wear their Falcons gear and dress in red and black. Rise up!
Coming up next week...
Writing: We will be studying proverbs and adages for our grammar study this week. Students will even get the chance to write some of their own proverbs! We will also start writing our first DBQ (Document Based Question). We studied all the documents this week and looked at the big question: What caused the dust bowl? Students will write a five paragraph essay (introduction, 3 body paragraphs with their causes, and a conclusion). We will be focusing on writing strong informational paragraphs and using text evidence. This should be helpful as we move into the Milestones.
Reading: We are studying realistic and historical fiction. We will be reading a variety of books that are set during World War II. We will read some picture books as a class, the novel The Art of Keeping Cool, and students will begin novels with their "book clubs". We will be comparing and contrasting settings, events, characters and studying theme. This should also be an awesome introduction to our upcoming World War II unit in Social Studies.
Math: Fractions, fractions, and more fractions are continuing. We will keep working on multiplying fractions as well as moving into division of fractions.
Science: We will be starting our unit on matter. This will include mass, physical and chemical properties, and physical and chemical changes.
Let us know if you have any questions or concerns!
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