Happy Friday!
Although a little early - HAPPY ST PATRICK's Day everyone! To me, St. Patrick's Day is a symbol of springtime arriving and by the weather we have had lately, fingers crossed that it has indeed! We started division with fractions this week, our focus being whole number divided by unit fractions and unit fractions divided by whole numbers. We spent a good deal of time working to model these types of problems and to come up with word problems to go along with our models. Next week we will look at unit fractions divided by unit fractions. Great work so far! Keep it up! In Reading, our focus this week has been on figurative language. While learning about similes, metaphors, idioms, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole and proverbs, we have been trying to identify any we come across in our read alouds as well as our independent reading. Next week is IDIOM week, one of my favorite week's of the year! Students are working on an idiom project and a figurative language poster. The idiom project will be done at school and at home with students coming in next Friday, March 20th, either dressed as their chosen idiom or with props to show the literal meaning of their idiom. This is always tons of fun and I cannot wait to see their creativity! The figurative language poster will be also be an in and out of school project where students will find and illustrate examples of the different types of figurative language we have learned about. We are now reading Front Desk, by Kelly Yang. It is a wonderful story about Chinese immigrants who move to America and how a young girl overcomes many obstacles to help her family and other immigrants as they look to succeed in America. We are also reading Number the Stars by Lois Lowry and making connections to what we learned about the Nazi Occupation in our reading of The War That Saved My Life. Speaking of The War That Saved My Life, student game board projects were amazing! So proud of their ability to work with their partners to come up with rules, questions and to design a game board their classmates could enjoy! Our March Madness Picture book month continues as well! This week we read traditions of the Cherokee Indians, about medieval castles and about being confident in our uniqueness! Such great books with many great messages! In Science, we have been working on identifying the rock types as we review Weathering, Erosion and Deposition. We are finishing up our look at the Earth's systems (Atmosphere, Biosphere, Geosphere and Hydrosphere). In Social Studies, students are working in group to present on one aspect of Colonial Williamsburg. Their ability to work with others to assign responsibilities and work together towards a common goal has been wonderful to see! They have grown so much in this area this year! I am looking forward to really digging in to the American Revolution - causes and effects over the coming weeks! Keep up the reading at home! Be Well! Maura
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