In both reading and writing, we have been focusing on biographies and learning how to write a first person narrative essay. We based our essays on the information we gathered from reading our Who Was biography. Our next step is to create a timeline of our person's life.
In math we completed our units of study on perimeter, area, and fractions. We have just begun Geometry. There is a lot of vocabulary associated with geometry, so we are learning many new terms and trying to use these terms in our math conversations and how we classify plane figures.
Upcoming Dates:
Thursday, March 27 at 2:30 is our Wax Museum! We have been working really hard to prepare for this in class. The only responsibilities at home are to practice their speech (they will bring it home today) and to gather a costume that represents their person to wear for the museum. These costumes do not need to be elaborate! We have been discussing various ways each person could be represented with items found in your home.
Friday, March 28 : Visiting author Matt McElligott
NYS ELA Exam Tuesday, April 1, Wednesday, April 2, and Thursday, April 3
We have been discussing and preparing for this upcoming exam. My hope is to alleviate any anxiety about this exam by answering all of their questions and giving them practice samples to take in class. The format and length is something they're not familiar with, and I am working on increasing their stamina and teaching them test taking strategies. The best way to prepare at home is to continue reading and to get a good nights sleep the night before and eat a healthy breakfast the morning of.
Some of our mystery readers....
Logan's mom on Hat Day!
Matteo's dad
Izzy's mom
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