Tuesay and Wednesday, January 17th and 18th

Hello, Families!!

We have busy week on The Ave. so far!

Students began the week by exploring Martin Luther King Jr.'s I have a dream speech.  They were analyzing the ideas in his speech to infer his beliefs.  They worked to explain and illustrate their interpretation of his beliefs.

We've inquired into refraction by exploring lenses.  Students examined concave and convex lenses to determine their characteristics and function.  We utilized a prism to create a rainbow in the classroom.  Students were excited to see the white light split into the visible spectrum.

We've explored some of the major compromises that our Founding Fathers had to come up with during the creation of The Constitution.  We learned about The Great Compromise, where ideas were combined to make a fair representation for all states in our legislative branch.  We also discussed the Three-Fifths Compromise.  This compromise was made between Northern and Southern states in regards to whether or not slaves could count as part of the population.  Ask your child to tell you more!

Yesterday, Ms. Monroe sent a welcome letter, as well as a form to be completed and returned to her.  Please send those in as soon as possible.

You also received a field trip form for our upcoming (in March) trip to The Alliance Theater.  We will be seeing Cinderella.  As tickets are limited, we are only able to accommodate one chaperone for this trip.  The chaperone will also need to send in the $9 for their ticket.  Because of this, I will need to have the first parent to email be our chaperone.  Please email me at csanders@csdecatur.net if you would like to help with this trip!

We have a lot going on and students are working incredibly hard!  Our light assessment will be this Friday.  I will send home a study guide for our government standards tomorrow.

Have a great night!