What a great day in fifth grade today! We took a Tuck Everlasting Vocabulary quiz, learned 10 new words for next week's quiz, worked on our personal narratives, and learned the rules to play the game of Life. Thank you to the Dales, the Wadsworths and the Sorensens who sent in their games for us to use. We are taking good care of them. We are also being introduced to many real life decisions that come up in that game, such as, should I go to college or start right in with a career? Should I use my money to make a long-term investment? What if it doesn't pay off? This is our entry event for an economics project we are starting this week. We will also get new vocabulary words for that unit as well, but not until Wednesday. This might bring up some great dinner table conversations for this week.
As far as assignments for this week, we have a personal narrative due this week, our first one of the year. This one will be done totally in class, but you may want to ask your student about his or her topic. We will continue reading Tuck Everlasting this week, with another vocab quiz next Monday morning. We are having a great time in the fifth grade. You have great students who are working hard!
