Our afternoon was action packed so blogging got away from us. The teachers are writing to update you on all that we accomplished.
In Reading, we finally finished up Biography Project Presentations and got invested in our grade-wide read aloud of Fig Pudding. Students are loving how author, Ralph Fletcher brings a scene to life through sensory detail. Today, he had all of our mouths watering describing blueberry pie.
In Writing, we are publishing our Opinion Essays. We also wrote an essay in one sitting to show all that we've learned about essay-writing. Our next unit of study is coming right up and will have us writing informational books about the Civil Rights Movement.
In Math, we finished our unit on division and angles and took a tricky end-of-unit test. We practiced for the test with a game of Math Jeopardy. Today, we had a guest teacher come in for Problem-solving Friday. Mr. Smalley showed us a picture of a giant sculpture made out of cans. We asked a lot of interesting questions and eventually tackled the problem, how many cans are there in total? We were very excited by the strategies used and the math discussion in which students shared their thinking.
In Social Studies, we began to think about the history that came before the Civil Rights Movement, discussing slavery, segregation, and Jim Crow Laws. We also stepped back to think about the idea of oppression and how it can rise out of stereotypes. We read a book called William's Doll and had an interesting discussion around the stereotypes we know exist in the world. Here is a picture of the Cycle of Oppression that we learned about. Finally, the Fourthlandian Store opened and students were excited to buy fidgets, arts and crafts, and other unique items with their hard-earned Fourthlandian dollars. We also have some budding entrepreneurs thinking of creative ways to earn money. Here are some of the businesses opening soon.
Best,
Ms. Swaim, Ms. Lee, Ms. Wilder, and Ms. Avellino
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