February 4 - 8, 2019

Reading - students are well into their books (or even their second book in the series!) with their book clubs.  Students are leading rich conversations with their groups to deepen their understanding of what is happening in their stories.  Be sure to ask your student about his or her book!

Writing - Students have started drafting their literary essays on the video we saw in class about the Panyee Football club.  This inspirational video is helping students to write about themes and messages found in literature.   Next week, students will be selecting picture books to write a literary essay about.  Can't wait to see what they come up with!

Check out the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU4oA3kkAWU


Social Studies- We are learning about the Early English Settlements of Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth.  Be sure to ask you student about each of them.  They are such great stories!  We will be constructing a project on these settlements.  Look for information to come home today.  A parent signature and rough draft planning are due by Wednesday, February 13, 2019.   We will be displaying these projects at Spring Showcase for everyone to see!   They always turn out great so I can't wait for you to see each students final product!

Math - This week, students took their Unit 4 math test! Corrections and signature on this test will be due on Wednesday, February 13th. Please look at it with your child and celebrate their accomplishments, as well as assist them with any corrections they may have.

We began our next unit on Division! We are off to a great start.

Science-  We began learning about the hydrosphere this week. Students have learned about the availability and percentage of fresh water on Earth (which is quite low!). In class,  we set up investigations to see the amount of water we use when we wash our hands. From there, we'll see how much we use in our classroom. A note and family homework assignment went home today to try to include the amount of water used at home. Please work with your child to tally the amount of times water is used ONE day this weekend. (Be sure to tally if you use water, even if you go out to eat or something!)