Ikidarod and Thrilla in McMilla Dog Sled RaceSoutheast Region : Underground Railroad

Friday was a super fun day for us, we planned, designed, and ran our Ikidarod!  I was very proud of the all the learning the kids have done and it was a great way to celebrate and physically connect to this amazing event.   I will be competing (for fun of course) in a dog sled race March 29th in the U.P. through Nature’s Kennel.  Anyone is welcome to sign up.  I would like to invite any families to join us, as Nature’s Kennel needs volunteers for the checkpoints.  You could do the race, the kids could do the Youth Race (it’s FREE), or just come and tour the kennel.  See the back of this for details and contact me if you are interested!  This coming week we will begin to study the Southeast Region and eventually narrow our focus on the Underground Railroad, it’s importance to the United States and Michigan.  We are moving along in our math Unit 5 Measurement.  Ask your student how to long onto ThinkCentral.com for an online version of our text book and extra math help / extensions. 

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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)

Explore the system of metric units, and apply knowledge of customary units of measure.

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 will begin reading and writing about the Southeast Region and specifically focus on the Underground Railroad. 

We have also began 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.  Let me know if you have any connections!

Math:

We have started Unit 5 Lengths of measurement in the metric and customary systems.

Science:

Electricity (coming soon)

Social Studies:

Southeast Region and the Underground Railroad.

Upcoming Important Events:

March 21st Quincy Skating Party (The Edge Ice Arena)

March 28th Hat Day - Popcorn

April 1st Spring Concert 3-5th grade

(ZEHS 7pm)

April 4-13th Spring Break