April Break is here!
Students finished out the week with some Earth Day activities, including watching The Lorax to get some inspiration for their Earth Day bumper stickers. Check out the beautiful hallway display designed by Ms. Huckins!
Class Updates:
Social Studies: Students began to investigate the causes behind the Black Death and how it impacted the Medieval world. Once we return back from break, we will revisit the Black Death and start to wrap up our unit on the Middle Ages.
Literacy: It was a very productive week in Literacy! Kids composed, edited, typed, edited again, and produced wonderful work. Most kids do their work on time, but there are some who have roadblocks. The most satisfying moments for me were to see the pride on the faces of the roadblock gang, as they turned in well produced essays. Being a productive student is hard work, but it is beautiful to watch. After vacation, we'll finish the last two units of Latin roots, and return to our study of The Omnivore's Dilemma. Here's hoping everyone returns refreshed and ready to work!
English: We continued our unit on The Giver this week and students had their first test on Tuesday. The results were not quite where they should be, but we reviewed study skills and students who wish to retake should be reviewing their study materials over the break. Students ended the week by beginning to plan their snapshot memoirs to deepen their understanding of Lowry's writing style and to learn how to apply more figurative language in their own writing. After the break we will begin to finish up our unit on The Giver and continue developing those memoirs. Students should be working in their IRPs over the break, they are due on Monday, May 7th!
Math: We had a productive week in math focusing on the percent equation with a quiz on Thursday. Many students did very well. If you didn't please watch the videos and do some extra practice over vacation. On Friday we had a crazy schedule, if you didn't get a chance to pass in your Go Figure please do that the Monday we get back. This was our last one of the year, so finish strong!
