A Great Week....

I am very proud of each student's hard work and dedication on last week's ELA assessments.  The tests were long and difficult but each child gave them their very best - what more can we ask for!!!  Throughout the next couple weeks we will get ready for the math assessments (end of April).  Thank you for all of the great treats for our end of the ELA celebration!  We had a ton of food and the kids had a great time!

The children did a fantastic job on their American history projects.  It was great seeing so many of you at last week's American history museum.  I appreciate your support.  Throughout the week the children will continue individually presenting their projects.  We are learning a lot of information from each child's presentation.  They are all very impressive!!!

This week we will start a non-fiction writing unit.  This unit is based upon our American history unit with a focus on Westward Expansion.  We will continue learning more about the Westward Expansion in both writing a social studies.  More details to come on this exciting informative writing unit.

In reading, we have been working on mini units in poetry and also fables/folk tales.  We recently learned the different poetic devices.  Some examples include:  similes, imagery, metaphors, personification, alliteration, rhythm and onomatopoeia.  We will continue to read and analyze different fables and folktales in reading this week.  The children will continue reading their literature circle and independent books.

Our class is enjoying our latest science unit, mixtures and solutions with Ms. Longton.

We look forward to a great week!  Thanks for your continued support and enjoy your spring break!

Andrew