Reading- This week we will read the novel Flat Stanley as we participate in a variety of literary and geography activites. We will also read two Irish stories by Tomie DePaulo featuring the famous and hilarious character Jamie O'Rourke and practice writing story retellings. Reading groups will not meet this week so that students can be benchmarked.
Cougar Reading- Prefixes and Suffixes will be studied and practiced this week. We will begin by learning about prefix and suffix meanings and than apply them to basewords and analyze their meanings.
Math- The students are enjoying their geometry topic. We have learned the difference between plane shapes and solid figures and have been counting faces, edges and vertices on shapes. We will continue to explore geometric figures this week.
Writing- We will appreciate the life and works of Dr. Seuss this week as we learn about his life create out own Seussian characters.
Social Studies- This week we will participate in a Native American naming ceremony and learn about how Native Americans educated their children through storytelling. We will watch two legends on video and discuss the life lessons portrayed in each story and how they can be applied to every day life.
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