Welcome Back!

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I hope you had a relaxing spring break!  We have one more week in third quarter and then we will be into the final leg of the school year.  Please make sure you have turned in your report card pick-up request time.  Report card pick-up is next week.  I look forward to seeing you all there!

Here's what we are doing this week, the week of 4-9-12:
In Word Work, students will finish GUM Book Unit 4: Grammar.  They will take a test on Thursday. 


In literature study, we will continue our inquiry projects. Students will receive the rubric that will guide them in creating their final projects. We will continue to practice using research to answer our focus questions without plagiarizing.

In writing workshop, students will work on various Mind-up activities where they will learn more about how their brain works and why practicing creates stronger neural pathways in their brains. We will do a couple of activities to practice mindful seeing.

In math, students will finish Topic 18 and prepare to take a test. The test will cover various types of graphs and data tables. It will also cover different types of averages (mean, median, mode) and range. The test will be given next week.

This week in science, students will receive their guidelines for their science fair projects. We will look at several different experiments in order to determine the independent and dependent variables. Students will determine their topic, focus question, and hypothesis.