WOW! It is already March?! Where has the time gone! We had a super productive week, and we managed to have a lot of fun! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TREMENDOUS EFFORT IN HELPING STUDENTS PREPARE FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM. I loved seeing students proud of their work and really enjoyed the opportunity they had to show off. Students went above and beyond to memorize their speeches and their hard work paid off. I heard numerous compliments from teachers and students around the school. Please check our our instagram for pictures (@msfourthandfifth). Again, THANK YOU!
FOURTH GRADE:
Reading: We continued to look at cause and effect. We looked at some fiction and nonfiction text. We also worked to identify ways that cause and effect could be identified in ANY text– not just texts specifically selected for this purpose. Ask your students what they learned about ANCIENT EGYPTIANS during our cause and effect study.
Writing: In writing, we continued to focus on prepositions. Students are incorporating prepositions into writing and are able to identify them when needed. We used our mentor sentence to sharpen our skills and will continue to identify and use these for the remainder of the year.
VA Studies: We started learning about VS7 THE CIVIL WAR!! Students learned about the causes of the Civil War like Nat Turners Rebellion, John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry, the differences in the North and the South, and much more! We wrapped up our week with an awesome trip to the Virginia Museum of History and Culture where we did a little review of what we learned and preview of what is to come with the Civil War. The field trip was AWESOME and I want to thank our awesome chaperones for all of their help again!
FIFTH GRADE:
Reading: We continued our study of figurative language. We are slowly introducing each. This week we wrapped up similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and alliteration. Students made an alliteration alphabet book where each student was assigned a letter and we made a book of alliteration. I am so proud of their work (and some of it is quite clever)!
Writing: In writing, we focused on our 100th day of school writing and our alliteration book. Next week we will take a closer look at editing and revising and how they are different! We are also making a google slides presentation that grows as we learn. As we learn about a new type of figurative language, we add a slide and 5 examples of that type. Students will present when we are done next week!
SS: In social studies, we are wrapping up our study of the Northeast with some final review and final collage projects. Students worked so hard on these that they needed AN EXTRA WEEK! This is NOT because they were slow or unfocused– they just really gave them their all. I will post final products on Instagram for all to enjoy and make sure they get sent home once graded.
Next Week:
READING 4: Cause and Effect in fiction and nonfiction text
WRITING 4: Prepositions, Cause and Effect, Fire Safety Brochures
VA STUDIES 4: VS7 Causes and Battles of the Civil War
READING 5: Figurative Language
WRITING 5: Figurative Language comic strips (with a focus on editing and revising)
SS 5: Wrap up the NORTHEAST and move on to the MIDWEST!