We're continuing to track daylight hours and make monthly predictions in our science journals.  

We've started studying maps!  Students used cardinal directions to guide their partners to different spots in our classroom.

We also practiced using a map key to learn more about Franklin's neighborhood map!

On Wednesday we had a community meeting to celebrate Earth Day!  

In reading we are working on reading with expression.  Students have been trying to improve their tone of voice when reading dialogue in their fiction books.

As part of our study of the water cycle, we've started learning more about clouds through research, experiments, and cloud lessons by Mr. Urban!

We're continuing to study the writing of Donald Crews to help us become better writers of small moments stories...and it sure is WORKING!

We've started a new writing unit!  We are studying the writing of our mentor author, Donald Crews, and trying to use some of his craft moves in our own small moments stories!

We've conducted a few water cycle experiments this week, focusing on the importance of the sun to the process.  First, students made and observed the water cycle in a bag.  Then we collected snow and observed what happened to the snow/water level when we exposed it to heat.

We received a very exciting letter from Ms. Honan on Thursday!

We also received another response from a persuasive letter sent to the Department of Fish and Wildlife asking them to better protect polar bears! 

In math we've been studying composite shapes and 3D shapes.

In reading we've started using a new fiction book sheet to 'talk back' to our books and showcase our comprehension.