Colonies & Collaboration

This week, students have taken a close look at three European countries and their settlements in America in the 1600s. Students read articles about Spain, France and England. They took notes, answered questions, and discussed the various ways the colonies were governed, what products they grew and traded, as well as their relationships with the Indigenous people.

In language arts, we learned several vocabulary words this week. Sometimes, we look them up in the dictionary, and other times we copy the information from slides. Every time, students write definitions and create original sentences to share.

We also enjoyed two exciting chapters in Three Times Lucky. Students continue to practice writing in complete sentences and cite evidence from the text when answering comprehension questions.

On Tuesday, we were thrilled to have a Patchwork assembly with Kate Messner. Author of the Ranger in Time and History Smashers series, as well as approximately 50 other titles, Mrs. Messner shared with us where her inspiration comes from and how she develops characters in her books. It was entertaining and informative!

Today, Ensworth celebrated Martin Luther King Day with a LS assembly. We heard from some 8th graders about MLK’s work in Nashville, and some 5th graders competed in a Kahoot! about his life. As always, we danced in and out to Stevie Wonder’s “Happy Birthday.”

In class, 4M has enjoyed a series of picture books about the civil rights movement and MLK’s life. 4E has only had time for one so far, since we’re busy rehearsing our play. More to come!

This week, 4E worked with Ms. Coates to create original pieces of art which will serve as our scenery and props for the class play. We are enjoying being on the stage to practice for next week’s performance of “The Mysterious Case of the Missing Ring.” We look forward to welcoming our families and friends to the 8:55 show on Friday in Frist Hall.