We are off to a busy start of another week. We have a few exciting things going on in the classroom this week. In Reading, we are starting to read the book Tuck Everlasting. This is a great book that should prompt some deep discussions in the classroom. This book is very well-written; it will probably help your child as a writer as well! We will use it to study figurative language. Your child will have a literature journal to fill out in the classroom each day, as well as ten vocabulary words each week. Starting next Monday, we will have a quiz each Monday on the previous week’s words. The students made a study guide, so they can study this week to prepare.
In writing, we are writing personal narratives, true stories from our lives. We are revising, editing and completing our final drafts of our first narrative this week. In projects, we have been learning about severe weather. This is the final week for your student to track the weather for his or her chosen city. We will begin building the students' designs in the second half of the week. The students are working in teams to build something to lessen the impact of a weather hazard in their chosen city. We are learning some really interesting facts about weather.
Life is good here in Oasis Academy’s fifth grade! Thank you for all you do to support your child’s education.
