Classroom Update: May 2, 2015

In reading, we continued our unit on poetry. Students wrote and revised their own poems using specific poetic devices. As we wind down on our poetry unit, they chose two poems to reflect upon next week. Students will also continue drafting and revising their petitions in writing next week.

In math, we constructed line plots and continued discussing metric units. Students reviewed strategies for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and fractions for our “Math Day,” to be held on Monday, May 4^th from 8:30-9:30. Families are invited to gather in the cafeteria starting at 8:20.

In social studies, we read about life in colonial times. We enjoyed our field trip to the Jason Russell house, in which we toured the house, viewed colonial artifacts, and practiced the colonial chore of carrying water using a “yoke.” A big thank you to our volunteers for chaperoning!