Have you seen the buds? The first little peeps of green? The hope that they bring? AND THE WINNER IS... DALLAS SEAVEY! He won the Iditarod for the 4th year is a row! And with a record time, running the race in eight days, 11 hours, 20 minutes, and 16 seconds. We had a lot of fun checking where our racers were each day along the trail...some are still racing! To go along with our learning about the Iditarod, students read the book Stone Fox. While it's not about the Iditarod, it is about a small boy who is trying to save his family farm by winning a sled race. Students read the book a couple chapters at a time and answered questions and drew pictures to show their understanding. Our other focus in ELA this week was writing opinion pieces. Our ultimate goal with our opinion pieces is for the students to write a piece about their plan for Operation Hillside. To prepare students for that large piece of writing, this week we had them choose an opinion that is more "fun", such as "What is the best holiday?" , "Should students have unlimited screen time?", "Which makes a better pet, a cat or a dog?". Students filled out a graphic organizer with their reasons and their evidence for those reasons, then wrote a 5 paragraph essay stating their opinion. It was great practice for the kids! IMMIGRATION and TRANSPORTATION Students spent some time learning about immigration to the US and Ohio. They read about various groups that came, when they came, why they came, and what contributions they've made to our country and state. This study covered immigrants from the 1800s to current day immigrants. Students were able to make connections about why people come to the US. They saw that the reasons have not changed much, but the places people have come from have changed over time. Then we moved on to a study of transportation over time in Ohio, beginning with the Native Americans using their feet, all the way to the Wright Brothers' invention of the airplane. We also took a look at the practice AIR test in Social Studies to he[p familiarize students with the format. OPERATION HILLSIDE On Friday, Kent Fullmer, from Fullmer's Landscaping, visited us for an expert interview. He took the students through the process he usually takes when beginning a large project, then answered questions the students had. Each child left with a CD that goes through this process of design. Our experts have really given the children much to think about as they create their plans for our hillside! HAVE A WONDERFUL SPRING BREAK!
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