Hi All,

I hope you all had a peaceful, joy-filled Thanksgiving holiday.

Now, we push on for a strong finish to the calendar year! We are continuing our research about Native Americans, and are also reading the novel Island of the Blue Dolphins. In science, we’ve begun learning about energy, and got to build rubber band racers. We will also continue Information Writing on topics we know about.

One change beginning this week is our math program. We will be shifting from the Bridges curriculum to Engage New York. It is also a Common Core program. Under “Homework Help” on the blog, you will find links to YouTube videos that review a portion of each lesson, and another link to Homework to print. My expectations for Homework remain the same, but the printable math pages will align with our work better than the workbooks sent home at the beginning of the year.

Have a great week,

Carroll Mayer