Classroom News

Here are some of the units and skills/concepts we will study throughout the school year in each content area:

Writing: personal narratives, information writing, persuasive writing, fairy tales, poetry, research writing

Reading: summarizing, making connections, visualizing, characterization, inferring, theme, etc.

Math: +/- math facts, word problems, fractions, time/elapsed time, measurement, x/÷ facts, geometry, place value in whole numbers and decimals

Science:

1. Structures of Life

2. Water and Climate

3. Motion and Matter

Social Studies:

1. Geography

2. Bordentown History

3. Citizenship and Government

As we finish up our lessons on character traits, it will carry us into studying biographies. Since it is Women’s History Month, we will also spend a great deal of time reading about famous women and their accomplishments. Students will continue to learn together in book clubs and write responses to their reading. Our writing lessons focus on literary essays. This is a great way to bridge our learning between reading and writing. The children are getting really good at finding evidence to support their claims!

In math, we are exploring fractions as well as multiplication strategies. Please continue to spend time studying multiplication facts in order to make them automatic. In addition, we dedicate the start of every lesson to reading, diagramming, and solving number stories.