Hooray for a 4-day weekend! This week was jam-packed with awesomeness. We had Valentine's Day, fun science projects, Mad Science, and Dress Like an Idiom Day!
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In ELA, we began reading Peter Pan. We are actively reading each chapter, making notations when we find new words, figurative language, setting changes, and character traits. We also read about the historical context of when PP was written to learn about some of the stereotypes present in the book. We analyze how chapters build on each other and answer text-dependent questions. We will continue reading and doing the same next week. We also finished our review of phonics and have started learning cursive. Students are so excited!
In math we have been learning all about area and perimeter. We have designed a new playground for Apex, paths for robots to take, and the robots themselves. Next week, we will finish up the unit with students designing treehouses.
We are having a ball in science! Students designed and built AMAZING push/pull toys and we began learning about gravity. Next week students will design a contraption to hold an egg and keep it safe when it is dropped from a tall height.
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In ELA, we began reading Peter Pan. We are actively reading each chapter, making notations when we find new words, figurative language, setting changes, and character traits. We also read about the historical context of when PP was written to learn about some of the stereotypes present in the book. We analyze how chapters build on each other and answer text-dependent questions. We will continue reading and doing the same next week. We also finished our review of phonics and have started learning cursive. Students are so excited!
In math we have been learning all about area and perimeter. We have designed a new playground for Apex, paths for robots to take, and the robots themselves. Next week, we will finish up the unit with students designing treehouses.
We are having a ball in science! Students designed and built AMAZING push/pull toys and we began learning about gravity. Next week students will design a contraption to hold an egg and keep it safe when it is dropped from a tall height.