History & Geography

Our weekly objectives were to:

• Describe the Black Death
• Understand the effects of the Black Death on medieval society.
• Describe the role Joan of Arc played in driving the English out of France.
• Identify and describe the major events and accomplishments of Joan of Arcś life.

Thank you for contributing to our Middle Ages/Thanksgiving feast!  The food was delicious and we all had a great time feasting, making stained glass, knights helmets and head pieces according to role, played checkers and decorated goblets.  Happy Fall Break to all!!

Mathematics w/Laura

La lectura

This week we completed our first unit of study with a culminating test.  Students also were introduced to an app as another way to find more Spanish books (in audible form too).  This is not a mandatory assignment, just another option.

Ciencias

Focus Question: How do fossils get in rocks and what can they tell us about the past?

We thought about what happens to and in sediments over long periods of time as sediments layer on top of each other. We watched a video, made models, and read an article to learn about how sedimentation processes can result in fossils. We learned how fossils provide evidence of life and landscapes from the past.

Specialists:

Character Education with Ms. Jennie In character ed, we continue to read Wonder and have had some really great discussions about empathy, courage, betrayal and more. Since we are celebrating Thanksgiving this month, our theme is Gratitude and our quote is “The best things in life are not things” and our poem is “The Harvest Moon” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. We illustrate each quote and glue in the poem in our composition notebooks each month so they will have a nice collection at the end of the year. In December, we will set up our Giving Tree for Share so please look for it in the hallway and consider purchasing a gift for someone in need in our community!