update

This week, we have completed a vocabulary unit and a brown bag book report while continuing to write our science papers.  When we return to school on January 7, we will complete the paper and print it.

Happy Holidays to all.  See you next year! 

In Reading/LA, we have been learning about the Six Traits of Writing, and writing according to those traits.  We began with ideas, then turned to organization.  Every few days, we have a writing assignment that is graded according to the specifications for that trait.  For example, the specifications for organization are an exciting lead, logical order, appropriate transitions, and a satisfying conclusion. We have a Thanksgiving piece due on Monday, based on the picture book "Thanksgiving at the Tappleton's."

We have just finished our first vocabulary unit.  In grammar, we are completing a unit on punctuation, and will have a test next week.

A stage version of "The Hobbit" has been our focus in reading.  Each day, we are assigned a role, and read a scene to promote fluency.  To practice the reading strategy of visualization, we then draw what we saw while reading the scene, and describe that visualization in words.

Next week, we will continue our study of the above, and prepare for our November 19 and 20 trips to Exchange City!!