The Roaring Twenties

Last week in Social Studies, we explored the Roaring Twenties.  We listened to jazz music and discussed some important inventions of the time.  Ask your child what they thought about listening to jazz music and this booming time in our country's history.

Point of View Scavenger Hunt

The class worked in groups of three to search through several picture books to determine what point of view it was written in.  Ask your child from what point of view a book they are currently reading is.  Also challenge your child to change part of their book into a different point of view and ask them how it would change the story. 

Trey and Zoey checking out a book... What point of view is it guys?

              Chris, Hannah, and Tripp thinking hard about point of view.

Claudia, Grace, and Bailey working hard on their point of view hunt.



Learning How To Use a Compass in Math Class

Look Ma!  I can use a compass! :)  

                                   Greyson concentrating on using his compass correctly.

                                 Trey and Zoey working together.  Now that's what I like to see! 

Great job, Charleigh!

Point of View Writing

Students were shown a winter picture on the Smartboard and asked to make inferences about what they saw.  After the students made their inferences they worked with a partner to write a story in first person, third person limited, or third person ominscient point of view.  We then shared the stories with the class.   

 Sidney and Morgan dicussing what they saw in the winter picture.

 Hayden and McKenzie working hard.  Great job, guys!

Maeson and Seth deep in discussion.

Learning about U.S. States and Territories

Researching Alaska and Hawaii becoming part of the United States.  Everyone worked very hard on their research!  

Cause and Effect

As we have read books in class, we have been discussing cause and effect relationships we find in the text.  Ask your child if the notice any cause and effect relationships in the books, magazines, or newspapers they are reading at home.  Have them make inferences from their reading to create cause and effect relationships as well.   

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