Week of December 1st - 5th

Welcome Back!

We hope you had a restful and enjoyable Thanksgiving Break, and that you were not out of power for too long! We are very thankful for all the linemen and women who gave up their family time to help restore our power.

This Week:

Writing: We are continuing to learn about argument writing, and how to convince others using a combination of facts and opinions.

Science: We will be beginning our research on electrical safety this week. By the end of the week we will have filled in our top down web, and will be ready to begin our brochures next week.

Social Studies: We will continue on with Westward Expansion, focusing on the Oregon Trail.

Math: We are finishing up Topic 4 and will be starting Topic 5, which is on dividing by 2 digit divisors.

Reading: We will be working on close reading, looking for details in our reading and deciphering the difference between facts and opinion in articles.

Win: Students are working in small groups with different literature circle books. Currently these books include; Stone Fox, Number the Stars, Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry, and Three Times Lucky.