Happy last week of April! We were super busy last week between our field trip to TMS, Poem in Your Pocket Day, and MAP Testing. This time of the school year is definitely the busiest, but also the most fun! We're all looking forward to the last few weeks of fifth grade together!
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK:
MATH:
Last week in math we continued moving through Unit 8 with more fraction practice. Students learned how to divide fractions, and practiced finding percents and fractions of whole numbers.
READING WORKSHOP:
Poetry continued last week during reading workshop. Students learned that readers of poetry understand how the stanzas of a poem fit together to build the overall structure and meaning. We examined poetic structural elements and determined how these elements help build meaning. Students also learned that readers of poetry build their understanding of a poem by inferring meaning line by line. We conducted close readings of poems to determine what the poets are really saying.
WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Last week in WEX our Writing Short Fiction unit continued. Students experimented with their writing, and created believable problems and rising action.
SOCIAL SCIENCE:
Our Pioneers are chugging along across the Hacker Trail. Last week students were forced to adjust their supplies and reduce their wagon loads to 650 BWUs...this was no easy task! They also faced difficult frontier fates and trail decisions! We're all super excited to see what's in store for our final days along the trail!
THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS:
MATH:
We will finish up Unit 8, with a final test on Thursday.
READING WORKSHOP:
Our Poetry unit will continue this week!
WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Students will continue moving through our Writing Short Fiction unit. We will practice punctuating and formatting dialogue this week.
SOCIAL SCIENCE:
Our Pioneers will face their final trail decisions and compose their last diary entries. We can't wait to see who makes it to Oregon first!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK:
MATH:
Last week in math we continued moving through Unit 8 with more fraction practice. Students learned how to divide fractions, and practiced finding percents and fractions of whole numbers.
READING WORKSHOP:
Poetry continued last week during reading workshop. Students learned that readers of poetry understand how the stanzas of a poem fit together to build the overall structure and meaning. We examined poetic structural elements and determined how these elements help build meaning. Students also learned that readers of poetry build their understanding of a poem by inferring meaning line by line. We conducted close readings of poems to determine what the poets are really saying.
WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Last week in WEX our Writing Short Fiction unit continued. Students experimented with their writing, and created believable problems and rising action.
SOCIAL SCIENCE:
Our Pioneers are chugging along across the Hacker Trail. Last week students were forced to adjust their supplies and reduce their wagon loads to 650 BWUs...this was no easy task! They also faced difficult frontier fates and trail decisions! We're all super excited to see what's in store for our final days along the trail!
THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS:
MATH:
We will finish up Unit 8, with a final test on Thursday.
READING WORKSHOP:
Our Poetry unit will continue this week!
WRITERS' WORKSHOP:
Students will continue moving through our Writing Short Fiction unit. We will practice punctuating and formatting dialogue this week.
SOCIAL SCIENCE:
Our Pioneers will face their final trail decisions and compose their last diary entries. We can't wait to see who makes it to Oregon first!
UPCOMING EVENTS: