Below is an outline of current units of study:
Math
We are delving into measurement which include customary and metric systems, perimeter, area, and volume of rectangular prisms. We have also touched on algebraic thinking. We will continue investigating volume of other prisms and go more deeply into algebraic thinking following CRTs.Social Studies/Reading
Students have been given an outline for creating a presentation, either a poster or PowerPoint, on a Native American culture of their choosing. They organized note cards for each of the topics they are required to present to the class. Mrs. Benensch, our librarian, provided students with books on many different cultures and a lesson on Internet sources on the WCSD website. Students were also given a paper describing how to locate these Internet sources. Students should have their research completed by May 6, paragraphs written on each of the topics by May 13, and be prepared to present their project to the class by May 22. We will be visiting Donner Memorial State Park and the Immigrant Museum on May 24 to support our Westward Expansion studies.Westward Expansion will become our focus in social studies, We will be reading informational and literature texts to support this study.
