Friday was such a great wrap up to the Civil War unit. The kids had a great time at both the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum and Beauvoir. It was so interesting to see some of the things we've been talking about. Also, guides at both locations commented on how well-behaved our students are. I couldn't be prouder of them. Thanks to Mr. Trent and everyone who helped out for making the Civil War unit so fantastic.
We start a new unit tomorrow and I cannot wait to get started. It is one of my favorite topics in history and I am excited to share it with the students.
News to Know
- Courtney is this week's snack helper. Quinn will be next week's helper.
- We are out Friday and next Monday for the Easter holiday. Happy Easter!
- On Thursday, we will be doing a conceptual activity that will require dodge balls. If you can send Nerf balls or any other squishy balls, it would be much appreciated. The air-filled play balls found at Walmart and most dollar stores are perfect. These balls can be returned, but if you are willing to donate them, they would be perfect for some of the games the kids play at recess.
Language Arts
We will begin reading our book this week. As our book is so short this unit, we will not be reading for homework on Tuesday nights. We will read in class and still have centers on Wednesdays. The students will also still have short, weekly quizzes on the reading. We will have spelling this week - the pretest will be on Wednesday and the retest will be on Thursday. We will review the material covered so far on pronouns and then continue with possessive pronouns and contractions. We will play some online word games and post to our blogs.
Math
On Monday, we will take the Customary Measurement test as a class. Students do not need to study as we will work the problems together. We will then begin Topic 15: Metric Measurement. We will be learning about centimeters, decimeters, meters, kilometers, milliliters, and liters. Please encourage your child to look for metric measurements in their daily lives.
Conceptual
We will begin learning all about our unit this week!
Science
We will discuss and experiment with Newton's Laws of Motion.
