Welcome Back

Last week was a lot of fun, seeing how hard the students worked on their Rome projects and prepared their presentations. They all did a wonderful job and I was so proud of their knowledge on their diverse topics as well as their insightful questions asked after each presentation. While there were a few questions that were asked every time (how long did it take you; what was your favorite part; and why did you choose this topic?) many of the questions showed genuine interest in each topic presented.

I'm a little saddened to say that our unit on Rome has ended, but it is with utmost delight that I can say we have begun learning about the Vikings and I'm sure the students will enjoy their history and culture nearly as much as they enjoyed learning about Roman history and culture.

We will also begin a new unit in Science tomorrow on light and how the eye works. I'm hoping to fit in some good discussions and basic experiments on how light works throughout this unit to get the students thinking about and really engaged in the subject.

We have MAP testing happening this week, which is a school-wide computer test, to gauge the students' progress. We took the initial tests at the beginning of the school year, and are in the midst of the mid-year tests. Because of this our schedule got a little interrupted today. We will be back on track tomorrow, starting with a new routine of visiting the school library on Tuesday mornings!

We started reading "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" today in class. I will be putting up volunteer sign-ups some time this afternoon for reading groups on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:25-1:10pm. If you are fingerprint cleared and would like to come volunteer in the classroom, reading groups are something the students look forward to daily. 

HOMEWORK 1/9:
20 Minutes of reading
Spalding 10 words 3x (I accidentally skipped a word today but they will be responsible for knowing that word too. We will go over "cousin" tomorrow in class)
Finish reading "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" (p 9-10)
The Viking World worksheet
Week 21 Day 1
Poem "Dream Variation" due February 1

~Miss Carnahan