May 26th

Written by the students in room 14

Reminders

• Field Day - June 3rd (if you would like to volunteer click on the link below)

Field Day Sign Up

• Pajama Day - Pay $1 to wear your pajamas to school Friday, May 27th
• DIA Field Trip - June10th (please return permission slips ASAP)
• Math BA - Wednesday, June 1st
• Science BA - Thursday, June 9th
• 5th Grade Graduation - Wednesday, June 15th (donations are still appreciated)

Readers' Workshop

We have been working on our reading book clubs.  We began writing Reading Notebook reflections after we meet with our book clubs.  We have been monitoring how our thinking changes as we talk with our peers.

Writers' Workshop

We have been working on writing poetry.  We have been finding poetry that we find intriguing and using the poets as mentors in our own writing.

Math

We are finishing up Unit 8.  Our next Math BA is on Wednesday, June 1st.

Science

We are also finishing our ecosystem unit.  We have been studying life cycles, food chains, and food webs. Our Science BA is on Thursday, June 9th.

Social Studies

We have been talking about social injustice.  This week we have been talking about slavery and the Civil War.