Team News: Week of March 3-7

This week:  We got right back into the swing of things this week!  In literacy we read a story called “My Brother’s Flying Machine.”  It was about the Wright brothers and it was written from the perspective of their sister.  In math we began adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators.  We also learned how to turn a mixed number into an improper fraction.  In science we learned how living things in the plant kingdom are classified and how living things in the animal kingdom are classified.  We also continued to learn about the Iditarod and kept track of our mushers daily to see how they were progressing in the race.  With the end of term 2 quickly approaching I spent a lot of time doing DRAs with students.

Next Week:  In literacy we start Unit 5, Habitats, and will be reading nonfiction piece called “A Walk in the Desert.”  In math we will learn how to add and subtract mixed numbers.  We will also learn how to turn an improper fraction into a mixed number.  In science we will learn a little about the life cycle and will begin learning about adaptations.  We will continue to track our mushers.  We should know the winner of the Iditarod sometime between Tuesday and Thursday; however it can take up to a week after that for the last person to cross the finish line.  Grades close on the 14^th so we will be doing some end of term 2 assessments.