Monday Update

Sorry parents, I was out of town this weekend, and didn't get a chance to write a post yesterday.

Hopefully, you saw my email about Parent-Teacher conferences. Please let me know if you cannot meet at the time you selected or the one I selected for you. I look forward to sharing your son or daughter's hard work from this past trimester, his or her growth since the beginning of the year and some goals for the end of 5th grade.

Writing: We have been working hard on the writing process. I have been impressed with the class' skill and care, when editing and revising their work. I have tried to push the idea that writing is not perfected after the first draft. Taking the time to carefully analyze and alter their writing is a craft that will serve them will as they progress on in school. We will continue the writing process this week and hopefully type the final drafts soon.

Math: Unit 6 has provided opportunities to collect, organize and analyze data. Students collected information about their classmates, and then calculated the results. Their work will be showcased in the hallway above our jacket hooks. Please take a look and ask your student about their survey.

Social Studies: I am hoping that in the coming short week, we will get started with the Explorers Unit. This has typically been a popular unit among students, and I am looking forward to see the work students will complete as they learn about the origins of how our world was first explored by the western world. We will discuss these explorers accomplishments, as well as some of the negative effects they had on the people and places they explored.

Let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Thanks,
Mr. Norman