Friday, August 26th

Happy Friday!

It's been an incredibly busy week, filled with inquiry and hard work.  Here's a quick recap:

Students completed inquiry into each of our six Native American tribes, and their connection to their environment.  The explored resources for food, clothing, shelter, and more and are prepared to complete tasks related to the tribes next week.

Our inquiry into how animal adaptations are connected to climate and affected by survival continued throughout the week, as groups worked to design an animal with adaptations specific to their climate and ecosystem.  They have diagramed their animals and worked to create a clay model today.

Our inquiry into rounding continues.  Students completed a short quiz this week, which was reviewed during small group time.  Stations were up and running this week, with students rotating to complete a variety of activities from technology to practice, to games.  We will complete this opening math work on Monday and plan to have our first mid-module math assessment on Tuesday.

We continued to explore and develop character descriptions through our reading of Tiger Rising.  Students work to become the character, not just thinking about the way that they look, but also the way that they feel and act with evidence from the text to support their thinking.

We inquired into transitional words and phrases, as well as great beginnings for our personal narratives.  Students are working on Google Classroom to draft their pieces.  I have been able to add comments and make suggestions through Google, which are immediately visible to students.

Looking ahead:
Next week will be a very busy week.
Tuesday - Mid-module Math assessment
Friday - Book Character Dress Up Day
Friday - Author Visit at 1:00
Monday, September 5th -No School - Labor Day
Wednesday, September 7th - Zoo Field Trip
September 12th-16th - Fall Break

Have a wonderful and restful weekend!