Dear Parents,
We’re going to have a great upcoming week. Below is a short description of what’s coming up and important links and/or announcements:
Watch these announcements on video here.
Reader’s Workshop
This week we will start a unit on Dystopian Books. This week kids will be reading their own Dystopian books and have an opportunity to read in book clubs. I have some Dystopian Books in my classroom. Our library Mrs. Rusmisel is trying to curate Dystopian Books for our school library. Here is a list of books that would be great to read during our Dystopian Unit for the next few weeks. The students tend to really enjoy this genre.
Writer’s Workshop
The kids will continue working on a research-based information essay about teen activism. The kids will turn their original research into a multi-faceted information book focusing on a teen activist, their cause and more research into a topic.
Math
This is a big week for math. Monday will be our End of Unit Assessment on Data Sets and Distributions (Statistics).Students can use one page of notes on the test. On Wednesday and Thursday we will take tests given out by the district. Wednesday will be the basic skills test and Thursday will be the End of Course Assessment.
Here is a schedule of April Math Tests.
History
We will continue our study of Ancient Greece. Students will continue a study of Greek Gods and Mythology. The kids will make their own Greek God and write an origin story for that God.
Science
The kids will work with Miss Stevens in science lab.
Thank you,
Mr. Gray
