It was a busy week of testing last week, but the kids did a nice job completing the ELA portion of the MCAS. We have a break from testing during this upcoming week and will take the Math MCAS next week on May 9th and 10th.
Writing Workshop
We spent a lot of time previewing the regions of the United States. We looked at maps and watched a few videos to help us determine the regions that we are interested in learning more about. This week each student will be assigned to a region and will start researching that region of our country. This week the kids will spend time reading and building background knowledge about their region in order to eventually be able to decide what they will research more in depth.
Science
Throughout the school year we have learned about slow changes that happen in our world and rapid changes to our world. We have learned about tree root wedging, ice wedging, and erosion early on, and more recently we have been learning about landslides, volcanoes, and now earthquakes. Ask your child what he/she has learned about slow changes and rapid changes.
The classroom was buzzing with excitement on Friday as the students began to explore more about tectonic plates and earthquakes. They were able to visit a website that shows where earthquakes are happening in real time. We will be learning a lot about earthquakes, where they happen, why they happen, and how engineers construct buildings to withstand earthquakes. I hope everyone has a great week!
~Jen
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