Moving the Goalposts

This week, we are not only going to need to catch up on a few things from last week (including finishing a story we started last week about Dr. Tierney Thys and the amazing sunfish, above).

We will be...

• filling out job applications.
• researching our wild west events as well as the geography where they took place.
• looking for connections including contributions between characters and events in what we are reading.
• learning about punctuating in both possessives and titles of TV shows, books, and movies.
• finishing up our Roanoke book--by the way, once again, I love how much this class is into this book.

That's just the main part of what we're learning. On Thursday, the kids are doing their job interviews for BizTown! I have told the kids that they will need to speak up, look the interviewers in the eye while they're talking, have a good handshake, and be able to smile. Plus, I told them that they should look really nice that day.

In Math, we will be writing percentages in both fractions and decimals, and vice versa for all; we will continue dividing decimals (a favorite of everyone!--not);  and lastly, we will find percentages off of prices and other similar changes based on decimals.

Stay tuned right here for the latest goings on in 5-1, and remember to email with any questions in the meantime, in the in-between time.