87- Weekly Updates (May 10-14, 2021)

Dear Parents, We’re going to have a great upcoming week. Below is a short description of what’s coming up and important links and/or announcements: Watch these announcements on video here. Mr. Gray’s Class Podcast Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful Moms of Room 36! Walk Through the Ancient World Monday, May 24th Reader’s Workshop This week the kids will have a chance to do open reading. They may bring books from home or choose books from my classroom. Please have students start bringing back books from home that are either from our school library or from my classroom library. Writer’s Workshop The kids will finish working on their research-based information essay about teen activism. Then, they will choose a new topic to focus on in writing. Math Math Answers and Help Here What happened to math class? We will continue working on the end of our final unit: Area and Surface Area. Next week, we will begin studying surface area. History We will study Ancient Rome. On Monday May 24th, we have a virtual assembly called Walk Through the Ancient World. Students will be given a character or characters and do a very small performance. Students are also encouraged to dress up. More information will be sent out at the end of next week and students will find out their character on Monday, May 17th. Science The kids will work with Miss Stevens in science lab. Thank you, Mr. Gray