History & Geography

On Monday we had  this week we went over our Constitution test and played jeopardy in order to do test corrections. Each student got a copy of the our own Constitution and signed the class copy which is now on display outside of our room door. In our new unit, the War of 1812  We read more about why the war happened and what groups of people and individuals were involved.

Our weekly objectives were to:

• understand the causes of the War of 1812

• identify James Madison, Dolley Madison, and the War Hawks

• Identified Tecumseh and explain how British involvement with the Indians inflamed war sentiment in the West

•  Explain the burning of Washington and Dolly Madison’s role in saving government documents

• Understand the story of Francis Scott Key and the “Star Spangled Banner”

Science

This week we finished our last lesson, Friend and Foe. We worked in our insect journals, seeing if we could answer some of the questions that we had at the beginning of this unit. On Thursday and Friday we did some fun activities to go along with our Insect Unit. Next week students will be working on their speeches and will be presenting them to the class on Thursday March 14.   Everyone should plan on bringing their models to school on this day.

Our objectives were to:
• identify ways in which insects can be helpful to people

• identify ways in which insects can be harmful to people

• explain what an entomologist does

•review what we have learned in this unit so far

 

English Spelling and Writing

In our journals we used the idiom of the week ” she has egg on her face ” . They wrote about something embarrassing they have experienced or witnessed. The class got their new sort on Monday and took a practice test Friday.  Our Word Wall words were: said, saw, sister, small.

La lectura

This week we read three Dr.Seuss books!