Friday, May 29, 2015

The Secret Door!

In writing this week, we wrote fictional narratives.  Our topic was "What would happen if you found a secret door in the classroom?"  The students were very creative with their stories.  Some students were surprised to see a land full of puppies or candy or even zombies.


This week our essential question was "Why is teamwork important?"  We read about how astronauts must work together in space on the space station.  We also read about what it takes to be an astronaut. We discussed ways we should use teamwork in the classroom, too.


We finished up our geometry unit this week with an assessment on Friday.  Overall the class did very well.  Look for these to come home next week for you to look over and sign.  

We also had our final round of MAP testing this week.  You will see the results included in the final report card.  

We continue to read Charlotte's Web.  Charlotte has vowed to save Wilbur and has just performed what the Zuckerman's are calling a miracle.  She wrote "SOME PIG" in a web.  What will happen to Wilbur?  Can he be saved from Charlotte's miracle?  Stay tuned!!

We have our final month of desk groups.  This time the students got to choose two classmates that they would like to have in their group.  They were able to sit with at least one.  Here are the group names (Senora Rodriguez contributed the Spanish names):



Have a great weekend!!