Homework
4th Grade Math: No homework.
5th Grade Math: POW (due Friday), Stock Market
Wordly Wise: 20 minutes
Reading 20 minutes: Historical Fiction book club books! (don't forget to record your reading in the planner)
Spring Sing, 4/30: Tomorrow night, 6:00-8:00.
Save the Date: May 29, 6:00-8:30pm, Performance of Learning & 5th Grade Tribute in the classroom and Depot.
Field Trips
- Wednesday, May 7 (8:45-3:15) Oakland Museum History Gallery
- Friday, May 23 (8:45-3:00) Sailing on Bay and nautical skills workshop.
- Thursday, June 5 (7:45-4:30) Marshall Gold Discovery State Park, Coloma CA
- New Field Trip: On June 5 we are headed to Gold Country! We have an early departure of 7:45am and a late return of 4:30pm (traffic depending). We will need drivers. It is a long drive, but a fun trip. We will explore and tour the town, visit the museum and Sutter's MIll, followed by panning for gold in the South Fork of the American River.
Today in Strawberry: After MAP testing and a rehearsal for the Spring Sing we headed down to the new West Branch Library on University Avenue. We met with the Children's section librarian who led the students on an interactive exploration of the Berkeley Public Library website. She showed links to informational data bases which we plan to make use of in our research in the future, and demonstrated how to use the online check out system to have books ordered and sent to the library of your choice. We ended with a brief tour of the Children's section and the students had a few minutes to peruse the books. We hope to have time to return soon.
Historical Fiction Book Groups: The students have been partnered with classmates to read a historical fiction novel, and meet and discuss it. Our theme is "identity" and how identity impacts characters and situations. The students are marking locations in the story where identity is an issue (personal or cultural), as well as when it is an advantage to the main characters or plot. Along with reflecting the social justice topics we are learning about in class, the topic of identity is also part of our social conversation goals as a group. As the students read their books, they will also be planning a "scrapbook" about a character in the book.
Historical Fiction Book Groups: The students have been partnered with classmates to read a historical fiction novel, and meet and discuss it. Our theme is "identity" and how identity impacts characters and situations. The students are marking locations in the story where identity is an issue (personal or cultural), as well as when it is an advantage to the main characters or plot. Along with reflecting the social justice topics we are learning about in class, the topic of identity is also part of our social conversation goals as a group. As the students read their books, they will also be planning a "scrapbook" about a character in the book.
