Hieroglyphs = Happiness (left)Some of the things we will be working on include:
Language (Reading): lit circles. We've almost completed The Breadwinner. Keep up the great work. If you are the Discussion Director, try to ask open-ended questions. Don't let the answers come too easily.
Writing: We're getting back in the saddle with our horror narratives.
Media Literacy: We will continue working on modernizing fairy tales/folk tales. As well, we will continue deconstructing real estate flyers.
Math: Final review of 3-D solids, volume, and capacity. There will be a test on Friday. Make sure you know what a prism is and what a pyramid is. Also, remember the relationship between volume and water displacement. We will begin a short unit on transformational geometry.
Social Studies: Grade 5s complete social structure pyramids of ancient Egypt and begin looking at Egyptian gods and the afterlife. Grade 4s take a close look at village life and religion in Medieval Times.
Science: Intro to Light.
Homework: (For Thursday) Lit circles. (For Friday) Complete next steps for modernizing a fairy tale.
Friday: Math test (see above), and homophone quiz. Know your their, there, they're amongst others we have looked at.
