This Week's Update

ELA
This week students will complete an assessment on similes, metaphors, personification, and alliteration.  They will also practice writing summaries and when to use commas in a sentence.  We will wrap up the week with a "cold read" about Alaska. 

Social  Studies

On last week, students discussed how the United States obtained Alaska and Hawaii.  This week students will discuss which territories the United States gained after fighting the Spanish American war.  There will be a quiz on what they learned about Alaska and Hawaii on Thursday. Ask your child what he or she learned about Alaska and Hawaii on last week.  If students can discuss the content, learning is taking place. 

AVID

We will be cleaning out our binders for the next two weeks.  This will be done in school.  Please do not allow your child to discard any material without teacher permission.