Butter Braids Fundraiser:
The Camp Edwards fundraiser kicked off on March 31st with an exclusive tasting of the delicious Butter Braids. Now that students have their order forms in hand, they are encouraged to sell to family and friends. Please note that all orders, and money, are due in by Friday April 17th. Happy selling! Field Trip to Thomas Middle School: We just returned from our field trip today to Thomas Middle School, where students learned more about their future middle school, walked the hallways, and all of what TMS has to offer. It is an exciting time of year for our Ivy Hill fifth graders! Wax Museum: The much anticipated Wax Museum preparation concluded last month and I am so proud of the amazing job everybody did. They wrote accurate and thoughtful speeches, practiced their index cards and presented impeccably! See the attached Animoto slideshow for a quick recap of our grand historical figures. Kudos on a job well done! Wax Museum Video Reading: Did you know that April is National Poetry month? To help celebrate, we will be reading a variety of poetry from acclaimed poets. To develop deeper meaning, we will identify poetic devices, interpret the figurative language, and analyze literal and inferential ideas. For the book project, students will read at least five poems, pick one poem of their choice to interpret, memorize a poem (if possible), and finally present to class. We will begin our Westward Expansion unit that aligns with our upcoming chapter in History Alive by beginning a historical novel study..tomorrow! Finally, we will continue working with word parts, specifically Latin word roots, identifying words with these roots, and analyzing their meaning. Students have also been looking closely at how affixes, like prefixes and suffixes, can greatly vary word meaning. Math: We are wrapping up Unit 6 by the first week of April. We will then move right In Unit 7 of Everyday Math, where we will begin fine tuning our current knowledge base of the following concepts: exponential notation, scientific notation, order of operations, and adding and subtracting negative numbers. Be sure to ask your child to introduce you to “Aunt Sally” or “PEMDAS’, both are acronyms to help them remember the order of operations. Resources and IXL link can be found under the Math tab, Unit 7 Resources. Students are asked to practice specific skills that reinforces that lessons learned in class. An extra 15 minutes of IXL homework for this unit should be the expectation. Of course, this is in addition to any other math homework. Thank you for your support. Add math tab link here. History Alive: We just finished learning about the Bill of Rights, what lead theses amendments to be written, and how they affect us today. Then we will move straight to the Westward expansion unit which includes topics on Manifest Destiny, settling the West, and the diverse people of the West. WEX Writing: We just wrapped up response to literature essays in March, and delved right into expository writing. It’s a new form that many students had not been directly exposed to. I was really impressed with the choice of topics, and the reasons and examples they used to support their statements. They have nailed the traditional five paragraph essay! We will move from nonfiction to fiction writing in April, where students will be writing fictional short stories, with an emphasis on creating vivid, believable characters. I know students are really looking forward to exploring their creative writing skills with this end-of-the-year Wex unit. Reminders and Links:
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