Back into the Swing of Things

It was great to back into the swing of things. Students continued to work diligently. Please read on to get a glimpse of everything we did this week and everything we hope to accomplish next week. Please email me if you have any questions: joshuajoseph.his@gmail.com

Kindly, 
Mr. Joseph

Reminders

• May 26: Art Exhibition
• May 28: Performing Arts Afternoon
• May 29: Monthly Assembly

This Week
Reading: Students continued reading in their Biography book clubs. 
Read Aloud: Chapters 3&4 of In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
Shared Reading: Branches of Government
Writing: Students put the finishing touches on their poetry anthologies. 
English: Students learned how to use commas after introductory words and with a series of nouns. 
Math: Students learn how to describe time as a fraction of an hour and how to tell time to the nearest minute. They also learned to convert units of time and how to find elapsed time. 
Social Studies: Students learned about the three levels and branches of government. They also learned about local governments and practiced reading a road map. 
Art: Students learned about 1-point perspective by using a ruler. 

Next Week
Reading: Students will continue reading in the Biography book clubs. 
Read Aloud: Chapters 5-8 of In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
Writing: Students will begin their next writing unit: Writing for a Difference. Students will learn begin prewriting by thinking of opinions and problems they have. 
English: Students will learn how to use quotation marks in their writing. 
Math: Students will learn how to solve word problems by working backwards. Then students will review and assess everything they learned in Topic 17. Finally students will begin Topic 18: Multiplying Greater Numbers
Social Studies: Students will learn how national and state governments are alike and different. They will also learn how people resolve conflicts and how countries govern their people. 
Art: Students will continue learning about 1-point perspective by using a horizon line and a vanishing point to draw Shirley Temple Wong's neighborhood.