Harriet Tubman Readers’ Theater

This coming week we will be finishing our studies of the Underground Railroad and performing our Harriet Tubman reader’s theater.  The kids have worked hard and learned a lot about this period of American History.

We will also continue working on our Lake Sturgeon ibook / prototype hard cover book, and other informational writings.  The kids have been collaborating on a google drive doc that will be imported into the ibook.  Julie Kane and Lisa Shears have been here to help us make the ibook and hardcover book a reality.  We are currently looking for a local publisher to print the book. 

We will continue working in Unit 6 Fractions this week.  As we transition into learning about adding and subtracting with unlike denominators look for the students to need more help with homework and clarify any mistakes you see them making at home.   

I can….

4 – H3.0.7 Use case studies or stories to describe the ideas and actions of individuals involved in the Underground Railroad in Michigan and in the Great Lakes region. (See 8-U4.2.2; 8-U4.3.2;8-U5.1.5; USHG 7.2.4) (G, C, E)

Big Idea 1 Fractions with like denominators.

Write in inform using appropriate details and examples, while also producing quality writing with conventions of capitalization. punctuation, and spelling.

Units of Study

Language Arts:

We are finishing up our studies of the Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman this week.

We continue writing our informational ibook “The Two Sturgeon that went to School”    The students are collaborating using Google Drive.  We would also love to publish it in a hard or paperback cover. 

Math:

Unit 6 Fraction Concepts and Operations.  This week we will move on to Big Idea 2 in Unit 6.

Science:

Electricity (coming soon)

Social Studies:

Underground Railroad.

 

Upcoming Important Events:

March 28th Hat Day - Popcorn

April 1st Spring Concert 3-5th grade

(ZEHS 7pm)

April 4-13th Spring Break

May 23rd All Day at Camp Geneva. 

(5:00-5:30pm pickup from school)