In reading this week, we continued our unit on poetry. We learned about the effects of poetic devices, such as alliteration, assonance, and onomatopoeia.
In writing, students brainstormed about issues in their community or school that they care about. They used these topics to begin planning a petition essay for their classmates to sign. Students started drafting these pieces this week.
In math, we explored shapes and their properties in greater depth. We focused specifically on the relationships between quadrilaterals. For example, rectangles, rhombuses, and squares may all be considered parallelograms because of their characteristics. Students practiced their poetry by writing alliterative poems about polygons. We also modeled different types of angles using straws. Although we will be concluding our geometry unit, we will continue to familiarize ourselves with different shape vocabulary over the coming weeks.
In science, students conducted several experiments this week related to animal adaptations. For example, we used water and wax to model how a penguin preens its body to protect it from the elements. We also constructed model bird beaks to illustrate how a bird's bill is adapted to its environment.
Students have been practicing for the Dallin Spring Concert, to be held next Thursday, April 10. Click here to listen to a snippet of one of their songs!
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