Writing: We are finishing our feature articles for the college fair project. Students are adding pictures to their paragraphs and writing clever sub-titles that relate to those paragraphs.
Math: We wrapped up Unit 9 with an assessment this week, and will begin Unit 10 on Monday. Students participated in a fraction war tournament today. They are down to the final 4 contestants - our own Micah and K'miyah may be facing off for the fraction chamption title!
Reading: Students learned how author's have a purpose for their writing. We used the acronym of "PIE" to remember some of the purposes: Persuade, Inform, and Entertain. The kids looked through newspapers to find examples of all of these, and learned what determines the purpose; facts, opinions, and stories are a few examples.
Social Studies: We having been diving into the area of economics over these past 3 weeks. The kids know about the characteristics of a market economy, such as competition, supply and demand, incentives, personal property rights, and specialization. They participated in an auction and a simulation to understand how money moves in a circular flow.
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