Math

• We’re diving into Topic 4: 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication. Students will explore a variety of strategies including arrays, area models, box method, estimation, and the standard algorithm.
  🔹 Colorado Math Standards Focus:

  • Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic

  • Solve problems involving multiplication and explain reasoning using models and equations

Writing

• We’ll be wrapping up our collaborative DnD stories—the creativity and teamwork have been incredible! Next, we’ll shift into compare and contrast writing, using engaging texts and structured supports.
  🔹 Colorado Writing Standards Focus:

  • Write narratives with clear sequences and descriptive details

  • Develop informative and opinion pieces with strong organization and evidence

  • Use the writing process to plan, revise, and edit

Reading

Our focus will be on:

• Drawing inferences from text

• Analyzing first vs. third person point of view

• Exploring mythological allusions

• Identifying and discussing themes

🔹 Colorado Reading Standards Focus:

• Use evidence to support inferences and conclusions

• Compare and contrast points of view

• Understand literary elements like theme, character, and setting

• Recognize and interpret figurative language and allusions

History

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We’re continuing our journey through Colorado history with two exciting in-school field trips from the Golden History Museum:

• Ute History and Culture

• Building Communities in Early Colorado

We’ll also study:

• Colorado landforms and map reading

• Why settlers chose specific locations for towns

• Ghost towns and the lives of miners

🔹 Colorado Social Studies Standards Focus:

• Analyze primary and secondary sources to understand Colorado’s past

• Explain how geography influenced settlement and development

• Understand the cultural and economic contributions of Native American tribes and early settlers

• Use maps and geographic tools to interpret data