Friday, February 22, 2019

What great things have been going on in 5th grade?

5th grade blog post

February is a great month to take the time to reflect on our friendships and the positivity they bring to our lives.  For Valentine’s Day, we spent time writing individualized compliments on paper bags and used these to house our Valentines. Students loved reading positive messages their peers notice about them as classmates and friends.
                     
 

We have also been taking advantage of the few sunny February days by reading outside, and working on our novel studies and book clubs. Two of our classes our reading Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix and Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt, and enjoying getting lost in these books! They have debated about tough questions such as “Why we would, or would not, choose eternal life?”. One of the biggest questions and topics of
conversation in Among the Hidden is around our rights, freedoms, and liberties we have as citizens in a country. Our students have been blown away at the challenges that Luke and Jen’s family face, and the control that their government has.  
   


We are looking forward to meeting children’s book author, Jennifer Elvgren, in March and our trip to the Smithsonian Museums in April!

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