April 14-17

What a whirlwind of a week we have had! We had an awesome in house field trip and learned some more about animal adaptations.  The class all got to bring home their own animal creation living in the tundra.They were very creative! We all had an amazing time at Old Salem and enjoyed learning about the Moravians and Winston Salem in the 1700s.  Thank you so much to our volunteers! We could not have done it without you!

Here is what we did this week in the classroom:

Language Arts: 
We are learning how to annotate throughout various forms of literature.  We looked at a short article, a newspaper, and next week we will be looking at some poetry. This is a great skill to practice right before EOGs.  We will be digging deeper into our old Case 21 tests and practicing annotating those as a test taking strategy during our next two Saturdays.

We have been reading and learning about Old Salem and religions while working on reading comprehension skills

We started learning about the format of and writing our own book reviews as a form of persuasive writing.

Math:
This week we started our measurement unit. There are some charts in your child's binders that will help transfer units.  We read Millions to Measure and learned about capacity, mass, and length using both metric and customary measures.  This week we focused on metric measurement.  I showed the class how to use the chart and make their own to answer various word problems.  

Social Studies:
This week we learned more about Old Salem and the Moravians. Next week we will continue working with electricity and building various circuits.  When we finish that unit, we will be learning about religions, customs, and traditions.

Flat Stanley went with us to Old Salem.  Here are a few pictures of his adventures with us!