A Great Couple Weeks!

Wow there has been a lot going on in our class, since our last post. In Math we spent time preparing for the MCAS. Our class was happy to have the last of the MCAS completed last week. With MCAS done we could turn our focus to our Voices of the Past projects. I can't thank the parents enough for their guidance at home as we worked through these. I love to hear the stories as the children interview their Voice, and then to see the final presentations. I was VERY proud of all the students. They did great. The variety in the projects also was nice. Each student put their personal touch to the final project. I'm also happy to report we ended up having Skype success with everyone who tried. This year we had 3 Skype projects so the Voices who couldn't be there in person, where "there" to hear the presentations. In social studies we finished up the Southwest and will be moving on to the West, our final region of the country to study. The students have done a nice job working together on learning and presenting the information about each region in class. In writing the Students are enjoying some fiction writing. They seem to enjoy the freedom that they have with fiction writing. We will be working to bring one of these pieces to final copy soon.