Week of April 10 to 14

What We Learned this Week:

Bible: This week, we talked about the construction of Solomon's temple. We held good conversation about why Solomon built it and why it took 7 years to build it. 

Math: We are making excellent progress with our study of the metric system and the American system. The students are working on converting and finding patterns in the both the metric systems and American system. 

Reading: This week, we spent some time talking about about the fantasy, myth, and legend genres. We talked about how the settings are symbolic and meaningful to the stories. We also talked about how literary techniques such as similes and metaphors help us to understand characters better. 

Writing: The students are getting closer to finishing up their personal expertise essays. We will be spending one more week on them, and then we will be finished. 

Science: We have switched from Social Studies to Science class! We started the "Surf's Up" unit and started off by observing the phenomena of recording a video clip on a phone, sending the file to an email address, and then downloading it onto a computer. The students worked in groups to create a visual model to explain the transfer of the video file. We are excited to continue studying this new unit of study.  


From the Spanish Immersion Team:

Día del Niño Celebration!

On Thursday, April 27th, we will be celebrating Día del Niño (Children’s Day) with all of the K-5 Spanish Immersion classes! Día del Niño is a special day celebrated in many Spanish-speaking countries, often in the springtime. The teachers are working hard to put together a feria (fair) for the students from 12:30-2:00pm! Can you help out, either as a parent volunteer or by sending in supplies? Here is the signup. Thank you for your consideration!

Library Notice:

The week of May 1-5 is the last week for students to borrow books from Rose Park Library. 

All student library materials are due by May 12.












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