Language Arts: We are working hard to get our election chapter books finished before winter break. The students also worked on a book report for their realistic fiction book. They were asked to write the usual items, the characters, setting, problem, solution, and summary. Then they also took one of the main characters and create a FAST Chart about them. This included the character's feelings, actions, sayings, and thoughts. We will begin books on the Civil War when we get back in January.
Math: The "green" group is finishing up their work on reading and creating graphs and probability. They will have a test on this information next week. The "purple" group is working hard to understand long division. They too will be tested on this either next week or the week after.
Writing: We are finishing the publishing of our 5 paragraph papers and will begin a new story next week.
Social Studies: The students finished their PowerPoint presentations on one of the presidents at the beginning of the week, then showed them to the rest of the class. Many of the students showed an understanding of animation and the pasting of pictures into their work. We also began our study of the U.S. Civil War. We started a timeline of the events before the Civil War and will continue it with the battles and other important dates during the war. We also watched 2 short films from the History Channel about the war.
Gathering: Today was First Friday Gathering. The students gathered together and spent about an hour snacking on hot chocolate and graham crackers, then read books with other students from a variety of grade levels. It was a great, wearing pajamas and reading!
Recess: The students were very excited to earn four-square back during recess. There are a few new rules and it was decided that if individual students are having issues with the game, they will not be able to play. So far, things have gone smoothly.
Brownie Party: We had a brownie party on Tuesday this week. They were s'more brownies with graham crackers and marshmallows. Yum!
Our 2 candidates from the mock election fulfilled their duties on Friday. They led the First Friday Gathering, brought all the teachers a drink from Starbucks, went out to lunch, and visited the middle school. They also made some important decisions regarding the school that were important to their constituencies.
Next week we will begin our study of Microbiology!
Here are some pictures from our read-in!
Our Head of School and Secretary busy at work.
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