Classroom News for the Week of April 22

Updates and Notices:

Elyria Canyon Nature Walk April 23rd

On Tuesday (4/23) our class will take a walking trip to nearby Elyria Canyon.  We will be looking at native plants and discussing their uses in conjunction with completing Island of the Blue Dolphins. Students should wear shoes and clothing comfortable for walking. They will also need to carry a water bottle and light snack. We will leave school at approximately 9:00 and return by 11:30. Students will be on campus for lunch. I have the trip slips you signed at the beginning of the year allowing neighborhood walks. It would be great to have 2 more adults join myself and Mr. Flores. If you would like to come along, please email me.

History Poster Project due April 26th

Save the Date: Open House is on May 2 

California standards testing is complete! Congratulations, Students! Thank you for your hard work!

Interview Project

Please see my letter for a more detailed description of the project.  Students should be setting up interview appointments with their subjects and completing the interview by April 29. 

What's Going On In Class:

Math: 

Both Grades: Metric Measurements and Accelerated Math

Statistics and Probability: Understanding when mean, mode, or median is the best representative of data.

Writing:

Drafting, peer revising,editing,and publishing biographies.

Reading:

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell.  

Skills: summarizing, drawing conclusions, making inferences, supporting opinions based on the text.

We will finish Island this week. Students are answering questions using Depth and complexity icons.  Students may begin taking AR tests on the book this Wednesday.

Art:

Theater with Ms. Beret: Interviewing

Drawing portraits.

Science:

Grade 4: Life Science: Habitats and Ecosystems

Grade 5:  Life Science: Dissecting Owl Pellets