Thirty Minutes Reading

Students should remember to read for thirty minutes each evening. Remember there are no restrictions on what you choose to read, but please remember to record the date, the title of what you read, and how many pages you read.

Today in Writing Workshop, the students edited their poems-in-progress. Many of them are working on adding detail and clear imagery to their poems. They are focusing on writing images that are vivid in order to help the reader experience the poem.

In Cultural Studies, the students are working on their California Regions group project. Today we watched the first episode of Ken Burns’ documentary, The West, which focuses on the First People of North America. The students were asked to note the ways in which the environment influenced the culture of the various tribes.

In drama, the students practiced some reader’s theater, which they plan to share with the 2nd and 3rd graders of Sweet Briar Creek on Wednesday.