History & Geography

This week we finished our unit on the making of the Constitution. We will take our unit assessment next Monday. We learned more about James Madison and his role in making the Constitution as well as his other accomplishments. We imagine what it would have been like to be at the Constitutional Convention and why our founding fathers needed to keep this meeting a secret. We learned about how the Constitution was approved and we took a closer look at the actual Constitution. The class had fun taking a break from our regular routine to participate in some fun 100’s day activities on Thursday.

• Understand that many patriotic Americans were afraid of the Constitution

• Identify James Madison as important to getting the Constitution ratified
• Understand why many people wanted a Bill of Rights
• Recognize the opening words of the Constitution

Science

This week we  read more about insects that glow and sing and we also learned about the armored tanks of the insect world, beetles. The class had fun putting together movable paper beetle models and coloring them.  We looked to Rose and Blue, our classroom beetles, for examples of the exoskeleton “armor” they have to protect themselves. We talked a little more about the insects reports on Friday , students are bringing them home this weekend to complete another page in them, March 8 will be the due date for reports and models.  Students will be giving presenting on their insect Thursday, March 14 in class.  Parents are welcome to attend.

Our weekly objectives were to:
• Describe an insect’s exoskeleton
• Explain why beetles are considered the “armored tanks” of the insect world
• Explain how beetles’ wings are different from other insects
• Understand that beetles make up two-thirds of all insects on our planet
• Plan and draft an informative text that presents information about insects, including a topic relevant, facts, and a conclusion

 

English Spelling and Writing

In our journals we used the idiom of the week, “He’s got his head in the sand ” and related it to how the federalists ignored the importance of including the bill of rights in the Constitution.   We also wrote about the story of Benjamin Franklin and the rising or setting sun at the Constitutional Convention. The class got their new sorts and took their practice spelling test on  Friday.  Our Word Wall words were: quit, right.

La lectura

This week we celebrated the 100th day of school!

Our weekly objectives were to:

• create a booklet with 100 Spanish words
• break into our new reading groups
• practice reading in a group (listening to each other’s pace, giving helpful tips)

 

Las matemáticas

This week we celebrated the 100th day of school. Our weekly objectives were to:

• create 101 t-shirts
• play unlock the 100th day to review math topics
• continue to practice exchanging money