Grey Skies are Going to Clear Up...

It looks like the inclement weather is finally behind us and grey skies are starting to clear up. Hopefully the weather remains like this for Spirit Week. Students are really excited about the Spirit Week, International Week and the Easter Egg Hunt. We've been working really hard to prepare for International Week and hope you can join us for a fun and educational experience. Read on to get a glimpse of all we did this week and all we hope to do next week. Please email me if you have any questions or concerns at: joshuajoseph.his@gmail.com

Reminders

• March 16-20: Spirit Week
• Monday: Crazy Hair Day
• Tuesday: St. Patrick's Day (wear green)
• Wednesday: Race Day 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (wear purple)
• Thursday: Fake Injury Day
• Friday: Twin Day & Monthly Assembly
• March 23 - 24: International Week
• March 25: Easter Egg Hunt & Reports
• March 26-27: PD Days
• March 30-April 3: Spring Break

This Week
Reading: Students continued reading in the Mystery Shared Reading groups. 
Read Aloud: We read the first chapter of Ancient Rome and Pompeii by Mary Pope Osbourne. 
Shared Reading: We finished The Legacy of da Vinci by Julie Parks and read Nate the Fraction. 

Writing: Students continued drafting their procedural writing. 
English: Students learned how and when to use a, and, or the. Students also learned how to use adjectives to compare 2 or more nouns. 

Math: Students continued Topic 12: Understanding Fractions. Students learned how to use models to compare, add and subtract fractions. They also learned how to order fractions on a number line and how to solve word problems by making a table and looking for a pattern. 

Social Studies: Students continued learning about Italy and began learning about the Roman Empire. 

Art: Students learned about the Venice Carnival by creating their own carnival masks. 

Next Week
Reading: Students will continue reading in their Mystery Book Clubs and exploring the characteristics of the genre.
Read Aloud: We will read chapters 2-5 of Ancient Rome and Pompeii by Mary Pope Osbourne.
Shared Reading: The Mona Lisa Mystery by Dina Anastasio and Numerator & Denominator Poem. 

Writing: Students will continue drafting their procedural writing. 
English: Unit 4 Adjectives & Adverbs Cont. 

Math: Students will review and assess everything they learned in Topic 12: Understanding Fractions. Then students will begin Topic 13: Decimals & Money. 

Social Studies: Students will continue learning about Italy and the Roman Empire. 

Art: Students will learn what it was like to paint like Michelangelo by painting underneath their desks.