Welcome to our classroom website! Below you will find updates on our curriculum, links to newsletters, 

and save the dates. As always, please reach out with any questions! 

most recent Classroom newsletter: December 20th 

current Units of Study:

ELA (English Language Arts):

Reading:

We will begin Unit 3 after the winter break.

Unit 2 Essential Question: What makes a hero?

Theme: Heroes

Week 1: Story: Below Deck, a Titanic Story (Historical Fiction)

Week 2: Story: Granddaddy's Turn (Historical Fiction)

Week 3: Story: Little House on the Prairie & By the Shores of Silver Lake (Historical Fiction)

Week 4: Story: Mama Miti (Biography)

Week 5: Story: Poems about Heroes (Poetry)

Week 6: Project-based Learning assignment (Students will write an opinion speech on a hero in their lives.)

Writing:

Students just finished their first unit, which was on opinion writing. Students wrote and published 3 essays: Favorite Season, Bedtime, and Qualities of a good friend. Students picked one essay to share with their classmates. We engaged in a "silent book walk". Students went from desk to desk, reading essays, and writing classmates compliments on their writing. It was a fun celebration! We will begin Informational Writing after the winter break.

Math:

Students did a WONDERFUL job on the mid-unit 2 assessment. We just started to learn division and we will continue this work after the winter break.

Here are the upcoming lessons:

Lesson 10: Understand the Meaning of Division (We are here now.)

Lesson 11: Understand how Multiplication and Division are Connected

Lesson 12: Multiplication and Division Facts

Lesson 13: Understand Patterns

The end of unit 2 assessment will follow, which will cover fact fluency and content learned for multiplication and division.

Helpful Videos:

• Unit 1 Video (Place Value, Addition, & Subtraction)

• Unit 2 Video (Multiplication & Division - Concepts, Relationships, Patterns

Social Studies:

We just finished Unit 1 and we will begin Unit 2 after the winter break. Below is some information on the next unit.

Unit 2 Title: Indigenous Communities, European Colonizers, and the Plymouth Colony

Essential Question: How did colonization of the Northeast affect different groups of people over time?

Cluster 1: What were the differences between how Indigenous peoples and European colonizers related to the land and each other?

Cluster 2: During the year 1621, how did the Wampanoag and the Plymouth colonists react to each other?

Cluster 3: How has the Northeast changed forever due to colonization?

SEL (Social-Emotional Learning):

Each month we have a "trait of the month". We engage in SEL lessons during morning meeting, through class discussions, read alouds, and activities. Our latest read aloud was, Each Kindness.

Read Aloud Description: Each Kindess by Jacgueline Woodson

"Chole and her friends shun the new girl, Maya, who eventually stops coming to school. When Chloe's teacher gives a lesson about how even small acts of kindness can change the world, Chloe realizes how much better it could have been if she'd shown a little kindness towards Maya. With its powerful anti-bullying message, the book will resonate with listeners."

Monthly Traits:

September: Friendship

October: Empathy

November: Gratitude

December: Kindness

SAVE THE DATEs!

2024 - 2025 School Calendar 

December 23-January 1st: Winter Vacation week

January 20th: MLK Day, No School

January 29th: Early Release Day, 11:30 am Dismissal

class photos!