We are settling back into our normal routine once again. Here is a quick update of what we have been learning about in class. Reading We just started unit three in Reach for Reading. Our newest unit is science-based and focuses on food chains and webs. Students are practicing how to summarize text and how to identify story elements (setting, plot, turning points, etc.) in their reading. Writing Now that we have wrapped up our research for the Explorer Museum, we have moved on to a few creative projects. Earlier in the week, students used their knowledge of compound and complex sentence structure to write some nature poems. We currently are working on writing a few pretend tweets from an escaped farm turkey's perspective. It is a great way to review over informal writing and abbreviations. Social Studies Our class is reading all about the early English settlements of Roanoke,...
