- The highlight of our week was traveling to Old York today! We had a blast learning about colonial life. The students quickly realized that life was much different back then. Surprisingly, some students said they would love to live in colonial times without their iPads, TVs, and other electronics!
- This was our first week of recycling and 4T set a record for being so fast and efficient! The kids worked together to gather the recycling from each class of the school.
- We finished our first unit in math and took our first test of 4th Grade! We will begin unit 2 on Monday.
- We continued to write our realistic fiction stories. We learned how important it is to include dialogue in our stories as well as leads that hook the reader.
- In reading, we continued to analyze characters. We discussed how a character's thoughts and actions can reveal important details about who they are.
- We had a Mystery Skype with a class in New Jersey! We are having so much fun learning our geography by skyping with classes throughout the U.S.
Questions to ask your child about their week:
- How are colonial homes different than our homes?
- What did you bake at Old York?
- What was your job during Mystery Skype?
- Can you show me your realistic fiction story on Google Docs?
- How would you describe Rob in Tiger Rising?
- Would you like to live in colonial times? why or why not?
- What is a goal you have for reading this year?
And of course, here are several photos from our amazing trip into the past!
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