Happy New Year! I hope your holiday season left you happy, healthy, and ready for the adventures of another year. I'm looking forward to seeing all the students again and catching up with their holiday happenings.
Two items that will be in the forefront this week are the student's book trailers and the Martin Luther King essay. The book trailers are due on Wednesday and we'll spend some time sharing all of them. The MLK essay was a surprise to me but please don't fret. I plan to give the students time to work on this in class. I do ask that you read through the assignment posted on Google classroom with your child, brainstorm some writing ideas, and help begin a rough draft.
The Social Studies fair is on the horizon and it will be required this year. We will be working on this during class time and using it as a vehicle to practice research skills and write a research paper. Start talking about this with your child and help find an interesting and intriguing topic to explore.
Here's a peek at some of the academic topics coming up in class this month:
- cell meiosis, genetics, adaptations, theory of evolution
- citizenship, government, beginnings of our nation
- persuasive writing
- independent and dependent clauses, action - linking - helping verbs
- author's purpose, genre
One last thing... Mr. Graves is actively planning our end of the year field trip to Williamsburg. The tentative dates are Friday, May 17 - Sunday, May 19. I will keep you informed.
Enjoy these last few days of vacation and best wishes to each of you for a satisfying year ahead.
Mrs. J
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