Friday, May 8, 2015

5V News

Happy May!  We are back at it and fully immersed in the American Revolution (and fractions!).  I love this time of year leading up to our field trip to Boston!  We are reading historical fiction novels in book groups that take place during the time of the Revolution, we are studying the events and people of the time and eventually we will be writing about a topic of choice within the American Revolution.  Our overarching question is, "What is the story of the American Revolution?" and we are starting with a blank timeline on the back wall.  Students will be exploring the different perspectives of different people using text sets- primary sources, podcasts, photos, songs, trade books, videos and making their own meaning of The American Revolution.

Boston field trip:
Thank you for getting those permission slips back!  We will do a lottery next week to see which parents will be joining us on the bus!  All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend by meeting us in Boston.  I will give more information about the itinerary as it gets closer.

Upcoming dates:
May 21- Boston field trip
June 1- Grandparent lunch
June 8- CMS guidance visits us (date change)
June 11- Field day at Stratham Hill Park
June 12- Odiorne field trip
June 15- Field trip to CMS
June 18- parents invited to classroom (time TBD)
June 18- 5th grade celebration 6:30
June 19- last day and 5th grade parade (final walk out of the building) 2:30

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