"And Spring arose on the garden fair,
Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;
And each flower and herb on Earth's dark breast
rose from the dreams of its wintry rest."
-  Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Sensitive Plant 


We began this beautiful week with math, reading and a visit from our PEA Reading Buddies.  We hadn't seen them since March so it was great to get back into our regular routine.

Our spelling rule this week involves split vowels.  These vowels are heard separately though they may look like a team.  The words poem, quiet and museum are all examples from this pattern.  Students will have a Spelling Cafe choice each night for homework.

We continued with our Fraction Unit this week.  Students did an excellent job answering number stories involving fractions on the board.  We will continue to work on fraction word problems, number lines, mixed numbers and greater than/less than questions this week.  Students will have a one-sided homework assignment each night.

We are wrapping up our European Immigration Unit now.  We will move on to Nutrition this week.  I look forward to completing experiments in this unit with the class and studying healthy living choices.

Enjoy this wonderful sunshine and the warmer temperatures!  :)