Dear Parents:
We have been fairly busy in class over the past couple of weeks. As you know, we are studying the ancient civilization of Mali in Social Studies. This is primarily an economics unit, however it is also a good venue to spiral back and review maps, environment and natural resources. In Science we are learning more about matter and will shortly be moving into learning about simple machines. In Language Arts our focus is currently on how to read a biography and determine the important information. The children have been taking their information and writing short pieces. This has been good practice for both their Reading Response Journals and their Wax Museum project. Health has had the children learning about diseases, and how we can reduce the spread of infectious diseases.
Thank you for all your help in securing books for the Wax Museum project. I also want to thank those children who were flexible and changed people when duplicates occurred. At this point your child has their book and should be reading and taking notes in their work packet. In class I have been checking in with the children each morning to answer procedural questions about note taking and the work packet. We will talk about note cards next week in class.
Enjoy the weekend.
Important Dates
3/13- Dessart Night
3/26-30- Book Fair- More Information to follow
3/28- Wax Museum Presentation- 11:00-12:00
3/28- Young Author’s Night
3/30- End of 3rd Quarter
4/2-4/6- Spring Break
4/9- Teacher Work Day-No School for Students
4/10- School Re-opens
