Classroom News

Dear Families,

Welcome back from break! We started book groups in reading workshop today. In writing workshop, we are finishing up our opinion essay unit with on-demand writing pieces. Our next unit in writing will be informational pieces. Students will do reports on Vermont topics for our social studies unit and reports on natural resources for our science unit.

On Wednesday, we will have Kinderbuddies. We will make large flowers to decorate the school for Spring.

SBAC testing will be May 7th-May 10th. Students will test in the morning and have specials in the afternoon.

Book projects are due next week.

Enjoy your week,
Mrs. Carter

Here is a great video about kindness!

Classroom News

Dear Families,

We are wrapping up our writing unit on personal essays this week. Students are becoming familiar with writing essays through our literary essay and personal essay units. We wrote narratives this year when we wrote small moments about our lives and when we wrote fairy tale adaptations. The students wrote informational books on topics of choice earlier this year. When we return from break, students will write research-based informational pieces on a natural resource of their choice and on a Vermont history topic.

We have been learning about Vermont history through our read alouds, Cave of Falling Water and the biography of Ann Story. Students have also been reading biographies of their choice.

Our class will be leading All School Morning Meeting on Friday. I will be out on Thursday at a math training and Ms. Stone will be the guest teacher.

Students have been practicing for SBACs for 30 minutes each day. The SBAC tests will be May 7th-May 10th.

Our Boston trip is quickly approaching. Please send $20 in with your child if you have not already.

Enjoy your week,

Mrs. Carter