Sunday, May 5, 2019

Weekly Update!

It was nice to get back into our regular routine. The girls worked really hard, and we were able to accomplish quite a bit this week. 

In math, we continued to work on addition, subtraction, and multiplication of decimals. The girls enjoyed using what they learned to go on a virtual shopping trip to buy some spring clothes. This week, we will practice estimating in order to check if an answer seems reasonable and then move onto division of decimals. We will continue to work on these concepts in smaller groups.

In language arts and history, we reviewed action, helping, and linking verbs. We also discussed the prefixes pre, post, fore, and ante, and the girls created a collaborative Google Slide (see below for what they have completed so far). They had to incorporate at least three words, which contain the prefixes mentioned above. 




In addition, we met as a class to discuss the historical significance of the events taking place in our novel Number the Stars, and then the girls got into their smaller literature discussion groups. I was impressed by how well they are picking up on a lot of the more minor details in the story, and how they are using their inferencing skills to draw conclusions about events in the story. Finally, in preparation for Immigration Day, the girls took a virtual tour of Ellis Island and completed some notes.


    Reminders and Announcements
    (Highlighted items require special attention and/or a parent response)
    • Middle School visit- 5/8 (from 9:00-1:00). The girls will get a bird's eye view of fifth grade.  
    • Big Sister Lunch on the Green- 5/9 (A bag lunch will be provided for your daughter if she usually eats dining room food.)
    • Lower School Book Fair (5/15 and 5/16)- Our class is going on Thursday from 12:10 - 12:30.
    • Immigration Day-May 17th. More details to come on this.
    • Final Assembly Information is here!
    • Homework calendar for family planning (will be updated before the end of the weekend).
    • Carpool Helper(s)- Annabelle and Harper will represent our class.
    • Special Week- Chloe is our Special Week girl this week.

    Class Leadership Week of 5/6/19
    Ambassadors/Flag Raisers- Sirena and Holt
    Attendance- Serpell and Mary
    Girls: Your blog question is...When is Immigration Day? Post your answers here.



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