Reading: Our readers have been super busy putting all their amazing reading and researching skills to good use this week. They have divided into groups and are together researching social issues like "Should there be zoos" or "Should people be allowed to participate in extreme sports." So many amazing conversations and discoveries have been happening and the students are looking forward to putting all their research to good use as they write rough drafts next week.
Writing: Researching has been happening in writing too, as students learn all about the hot topic of whether chocolate milk should be served in our cafeteria or not. Is it healthy? Is it the best choice for students at lunch? Stay tuned and you will be able to read our amazing argument essays!
Social studies: This week we started what is arguably one of the toughest chapters in 5th grade social studies (just because there is so much information) but certainly one of Miss Socier's favorite chapters. As we study each of the Native American Cultural Regions, we will ask ourselves what artifacts might these Natives have used? The GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, AND CLIMATE of the area will provide clues and then our in-class detectives will solve the mystery! Great common sense and reading skills will be employed and practiced many times over again. Students are encouraged to study early and often to keep all information organized.
DG: There will be no DGs until after we return from camp.
Math
We worked on dividing fractions this week! We noticed that we can change our division problems into fractions!
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