This week, 4th graders in 4E and 4M tackled the Southwest. They read all about oil, cattle, and rodeos! We learned about the Mexican, Spanish, and Native American influences on the culture. I shared pictures of my trip to Santa Fe where I sampled local cuisine and visited the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. In addition, they worked on their map skills by completing pages in their workbooks about the region.
In language arts this week, we enjoyed two long chapters in Three Times Lucky. We also learned a few more vocabulary words from the novel by racing in Dictionary Digs. They can get very competitive!
We also learned four more morphemes this week.
The most fun lessons were in our songwriting unit. This week, the students learned about how rhythm works with the number of syllables in lyrics. They also learned about a variety of rhyme schemes. We had fun reading lyrics and listening to songs.
Today we celebrated Veterans Day. Our assembly featured 5th graders sharing about the various branches of the military. MS students introduced some of their parents who are veterans, and we got to hear from them about their service.
In Morning Meeting this week, we enjoyed the Middle Name Greeting, 1, 2, 3 Look, and more. We also played games of Coconut and Don’t Guess the Word.
Thank you to Colette for hosting a prospective student from MA this week.
Miss Earhart's Class 
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