Spring is here! Spring is here! … Okay, it doesn’t really feel like that outside, but, still – SPRING IS HERE! All of us in the H5 family are excited about warmer temperatures, fresh flowers, special events, and, of course, Spring Break. This is one of my favorite times of year, and I am so glad to share it with your children this year!
We have plenty of learning to do between now and Spring Break. I’m looking forward to exploring the following topics this week:
Reading and Social Studies. We are combining these two subjects for our Westward Expansion unit to maximize our learning! We’re reading several different texts, to learn why American pioneers moved west and how their movements affected the rest of the nation. As we read, we’re taking notes based on how the author structured the text—main idea/details, cause and effect, sequence, or compare/contrast. I’m especially excited about helping the students use primary documents to investigate the sad story of the Indian Removal Act, and using a computer simulation to find out what it was like to move west on the Oregon Trail!
Writing. We’re taking it somewhat easy this week to give the kids (and Ms. Matthews!) time to recover from PASS Writing. Each day, we are learning about and trying an element of figurative language used by our hero, Super-Writer! This will prepare us to read and write poetry after Spring Break.
Language. We’re venturing into the confusing, yet practical, world of pronouns!
Word Study. Most students are studying words with the Greek roots TELE, PHON, PHOTO, and GRAPH.
We have plenty of learning to do between now and Spring Break. I’m looking forward to exploring the following topics this week:
Reading and Social Studies. We are combining these two subjects for our Westward Expansion unit to maximize our learning! We’re reading several different texts, to learn why American pioneers moved west and how their movements affected the rest of the nation. As we read, we’re taking notes based on how the author structured the text—main idea/details, cause and effect, sequence, or compare/contrast. I’m especially excited about helping the students use primary documents to investigate the sad story of the Indian Removal Act, and using a computer simulation to find out what it was like to move west on the Oregon Trail!
Writing. We’re taking it somewhat easy this week to give the kids (and Ms. Matthews!) time to recover from PASS Writing. Each day, we are learning about and trying an element of figurative language used by our hero, Super-Writer! This will prepare us to read and write poetry after Spring Break.
Language. We’re venturing into the confusing, yet practical, world of pronouns!
Word Study. Most students are studying words with the Greek roots TELE, PHON, PHOTO, and GRAPH.
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