Field trip and photos

 Hi Parents,

Happy Thanksgiving!

We have a few updates and a bunch of photos to share with you before our Thanksgiving break.

For an upcoming reading project, students have been asked to bring in a 4 by 6 photo by 11/22.

The students had a wonderful time at the Osher Map Museum. They made a 20 sided globe and enjoyed viewing unique and old maps.

Here are a few photos from our visit with our 2nd grade buddies, a few from our visit to Bay Square, and a couple from our visit with Chef Zoe.

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We have started our new read aloud, A Night Divided. With the sudden rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her family divided overnight. She, her mother, and her brother, Fritz, live on the eastern side, controlled by the Soviets. Her father and middle brother, whom had gone west in search of work, are unable to return home. 

Our reading mini lessons include learning about the traits of a protagonist and antagonist. 

In writing we are working on personal narratives. The students have practiced writing a bunch of short prompts and the students are now writing about about a true moment in their lives. 

In math students are applying the standard algorithm to real world problems, as well as working hard with unit conversion word problems. Students are showing determination, and are gaining reasoning skills. Keep working hard with students at home and we will keep making gains here. 

Students have created incredible maps in social studies, and we are concluding our exploration unit next week. Students have learned about the reason exploration began during this era, some of the major exploring nations and explorers, and many of the consequences of exploration, especially as they concern Native Peoples. Students should be proud of their thinking and meaning-making, and I am so excited to keep our curriculum moving.