This week in Math we began our Measurement Unit. We learned the customary and metric units of capacity. We had fun making "Measurement Monsters" to help us understand how many cups are in a pint, how many pints are in a quart and how many quarts are in a gallon. We started our Electricity Unit in Science. We completed a KWL and used a battery and copper wire to try to get a light bulb to light. We learned that you need to have a closed circuit in order for the bulb to light. It was really fun experimenting! We have been continuing working on our Persuasive writing pieces and practicing cursive. We are getting excited for our field trip next week to G.E.! We are also looking forward to some fun events in June!

Written by Audrey, Charlie and Connor :)

This week was phenomenal! In Math, we finished our geometry unit and took our unit test today. We learned all about polygons, quadrilaterals and angles (obtuse, acute, right). In Social Studies we each picked a country we were interested in and wanted to learn more about. We completed a research packet and introduction for our travel brochures that we will be making. Research and information about the project will be coming home next week. We are so excited for the Cultural Fair in June! Yay! We finished lowercase cursive letters and are learning the uppercase letters now. We also continued working on persuasive speeches. We started a new read aloud called "The One and Only Ivan". We really like it so far! We look forward to Memorial Day weekend and three days off. Adios for now!

Written by Angie, Zack, Charlotte C., Jack F.

We can't believe it is May already! The year is going by so quick! We had a busy week due to the Math State Tests. We worked hard on the tests Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. They took up the majority of our mornings, so Miss Saburro gave us some treats and free time afterwards. We didn't think it was too hard! We started to present our Solar System projects. A lot of people made games, so we enjoyed learning and playing the games this week. We played Mars Jeopardy, Uranusopoly, Neptune Trivia, and Race Through Space. There will be more presentations next week. We are really enjoying sharing our projects! They are on display in the hallway near our classroom if you want to come look at them.

Written by Ruby, Caleb, and Charlotte C. :)

This week in Math we finished our fraction unit and began our time unit. We practiced telling time to the hour, half hour and minute and learned how to tell time to the quarter hour. Since our state test is coming up next week, we have also been reviewing past units. We worked on some practice tests so we would be comfortable with the format. We had another awesome science presentation about Solar Power. We went to 4 different stations that taught us how to use solar energy to do different things, like make light from a flashlight move solar powered toys. It was a lot of fun! In Reading we finished "Everything for a Dog". We thought some parts were sad, but it had a very happy ending. We were very surprised how the story turned out. We loved it! We did a lot of journal writing this week. We wrote about our spring vacations and shared our stories with the class. We will be beginning our persuasive unit next week. We had a Junior Achievement lesson this week, taught by Mrs. Higgs. It was our third one. We learned about the different ways to pay for things and we played a fun game to practice using money. We are happy the weather is starting to feel like spring! We have been enjoying the sunshine at recess.

Written by Julia and Jack N. :)

We had an exhausting week...TGIF! We worked really hard and tried our best on the ELA State Test. We thought it was tiring and we are happy we finished. In Math we continued learning about Fractions. We learned how to find fractions on a number line and compare fractions using fraction strips and number lines. We started our planet research in Science and can't wait to start our projects! We began to read the sequel to "A Dog's Life". It is called "Everything for a Dog". We are really enjoying it so far! We shared our Informational books with our classmates and we can't wait to share them with you at our breakfast next Thursday at 9:30. We hope you can come! We are also looking forward to the author visit next week.

Written by Charlotte H. and Angie :)

This week we had our last guidance lesson about Pumsy. We got to play Jeopardy. It was really fun! We started to learn about the Solar System in Science. We completed an activity to order the planets starting closet to the sun. We learned an acronym to remember the order...My (Mercury) Very (Venus) Excellent (Earth) Mother (Mars) Just (Jupiter) Served (Saturn) Us (Uranus) Nachos (Neptune). We also started to learn about each planet. So far, we learned about the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Earth. In Writing, we are working on our final drafts of our chapter books. They are starting to look awesome and we can't wait to share them with you. When they are finished we will have a breakfast to share them. We learned about fractions on a number line in Math. In Reading, we continued to practice making inferences. We are almost finished with "A Dog's Life". It is so good that we don't want it to end! We learned 5 more cursive letters. We also did a little spring cleaning in our classroom. We can't wait till the weather actually feels like spring!

Written by Sophie, Nick and Liam :)

This week was outstanding! In Math we continued our Fraction Unit. This week we learned about fractions and sets. We did two fun activities, one using our name and one using M+M's. Each activity practiced finding fractions of a set. The best part was eating the M+M's when we finished! We have our first group of "Mad Minute Stars" who have colored each scoop of their Mad Minute cones up to 10. They will get to have lunch and ice cream with Miss Saburro. The rest of us are working hard to get up to our 10's. In Reading we began to learn about making inferences. We began the unit by looking at a picture of the inside of a house and had to use clues in the picture to make inferences about the family who lived there. We had to back up our inferences with reasons. In Writing we finished our chapters for our Informational pieces. We conferenced with Miss Saburro and are going to begin revising and editing next week. In Social Studies we made maps of China. We used yarn to show the rivers, glitter for the desserts, fettuccine for the Great Wall and chocolate chips for the mountain ranges. Our maps came out awesome! We also got to watch "Big Bird in China". It taught us more about China living and showed us the geography of China. We can't wait to learn more fun stuff next week in Miss Saburro's class!