Week of March 14-17

The students must be enjoying the half day today as well as the DAY OFF tomorrow! Here's a glimpse into our week.

• On Monday we read a book in honor of Pi Day, 3.14. The book was Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi. 

• In math we learned how to divide decimals by whole numbers first. We then moved onto decimals as divisors. We are finishing up this unit so we can get to another unit on Geometry before Smarter Balanced testing begins. 

• In social studies the students have been busy adding to the class timeline of the Revolutionary War. They worked on four text sets to look at different identities and perspectives of certain battles and journeys; Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, Battle of Lexington and Concord and Paul Revere's Ride.

• In literacy our groups worked hard to mine for stronger evidence to support their side. Ms. Hodgdon and I modeled looking at research and then asking questions of each other to find stronger evidence. Another day we modeled using expert's quotes to strengthen the argument. On Wednesday, each individual started organizing their body paragraphs with their three most important claims. It was an extremely busy week in literacy!

As a class we voted on a new read aloud. Maze Runner by James Dashner was almost unanimous! So far it's hooked us! 

Important dates to remember...

April 6th: Parent Conferences

April 7-20: Smarter Balanced (students can bring in headphones from home)

April 13th: Early Release

Just a note of a "Social Hour" 5H and 5D will have on Monday...

Ms. H and I plan on talking to all our students about texting/social media and how this can impact individuals.  As a parent myself, I try to be vigilant with my children about what they are writing on their ipods.  Feel free to start a discussion with your child about this.  Any support at home would be greatly appreciated!

Enjoy your LONG weekends!

Shannon