April 30 - May 4, 2012

Reading - Students are working on comprehending the difference between fact and opinion.  They are also learning to compare and contrast when they read.

Writing - Students are working using exact nouns to make their writing stronger.  We have also been working with similies and metaphors to dress up their writing. 

Math - Third graders are working on sorting 3-D figures by attributes.  Second graders are working on using addition strategies when multiplying.

Social Studies - Students are using background knowledge and connections to form questions about the Olympic Games.  Students have selected topics of interest for research.

Science - We are working on the different parts of the earth and classifying rocks.

This week we completed out final round of MAPS testing.