Homework: 

4th Grade Math: Finish class fraction page, then work on homework Fraction page

5th Grade Math: packet

Sharing the Biographical Essay: Students are bringing home the final drafts of their biography essays to share with you at home. Please take the time to read your child's biography and fill out the yellow sheet with them. The yellow sheet and biography essay is due back in the classroom by Wednesday, April 10th. 

UPCOMING EVENT & FIELD TRIP
Thursday, April 11: Sacramento Amtrak Field Trip: Strawberry Creek will be going to the California Train Museum in Sacramento as part of our Westward Movement study on Thursday, April 11, 2013.  Please note the late return time from this trip as 5:00pm with pick up at the Berkeley Amtrak train station.

Friday, April 12:  Read-A-thon:  More information about this day will be coming soon.
Handwriting: Today students reviewed their writing skills in hopes to document their adventures on the Oregon Trail in cursive! Throughout our Oregon Trail simulation students will be recording their journey in their own personal journals. Their entries will be written in cursive to give it that "old timey" feel!

Transcontinental Railroad: In preparation of our field trip to the train museum on Thursday, we began watching a short video on the history of the transcontinental railroad.