Class Updates:
Social Studies: Students did a lot of reviewing this week in regard to the Black Death and the Late Middle Ages. Student took an assessment on those topics this Friday. Make sure that you check x2 for their updated grades!
Science: This week in science we dissected flowers. Thank you to Hannafords for donating one flower for each badger student! Click HERE to see more about what we are doing in class.
Literacy: We are examining some of Michael Pollan's rules for eaters from his book Food Rules. They thoroughly enjoyed comparing the nutritional labels on the variety of snacks that were in the room for the day, and I suspect more of your children will be reading the labels more frequently now! The artists are working feverishly today to finish their Word Art, and I'm looking forward to posting some pictures of them as soon as they're all complete. Latin 11 test Friday, May 11th.
English: Students spent this week continuing to read The Giver and are looking forward to uncovering some of the mysteries of the strange futuristic world in this story. Students also explored the writing style of Lois Lowry by writing their own personal memoirs. They were very creative in their figurative language use! Next week we will finish up The Giver and students will break down the ambiguous ending by writing their own final chapter of the novel. Remember that the last IRP is due on Monday!
Math: We are half way through our percent unit! Most students did very well on the quiz last Thursday. We will be spending this week learning about tip, tax, discounts, and markups. Just a reminder we do not have a Go Figure this month, yay.
