Welcome back, everyone! I hope everyone had a restful, enjoyable Spring Break. We all need that time to recharge and make the most of the lovely spring weather. I'm very grateful for the week off, but I'm also happy to be back with my sweet students! We only have ONE QUARTER of the year left-- it is going to fly by! Here are the adventures in store for us this week ...
Reading + Social Studies: We are continuing to work on several different reading skills as we explore the expansion of the United States through the Indian Removal Act, annexation of Texas, and Mexican Cession. We also will find out how America tried to handle the question of slavery in new territories and states and what a MESS that turned out to be.
Writing: The amazing Super-Writer(!!!) has been visiting our classroom for a few minutes each day to introduce and/or review some of the tools he uses to create awesome pieces of writing. We're doing some mini-practice with each tool, which will come in handy when we start writing poetry soon!
Language: We are practicing using pronouns correctly so our writing will be easier for others to understand.
Note that students will be taking their spring MAP tests this week. They will take the test for their morning class on Thursday, and the test for their afternoon class will be next Tuesday. Please make sure your child gets a solid night of sleep and a hearty breakfast in preparation for these important tests. I'm looking forward to seeing how much my students have grown this year!
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