Week of December 11th

Reminder:  Barter Market will be held December 21st after lunch
                   A second reminder handout was sent home in the Friday Folders for more details

ELA:  This week will will finish up Figurative Language with a focus on Personification
           Next will be a Peer Review lesson in Study Sync
           After that will apply Peer Review to several "Blasts" in Study Sync
           Friday will be the last Book Club meeting for our first round of Book Clubs, we will also take  AR tests on the books after the meetings

Social Studies:  Mesopotamia
1.  7 features of civilizations
2.  Hammurabi's code of law
3.  Sumerian Architecture

Week of Dec. 4th

Note for Parents:
1.  Book Clubs:  This is our 3rd week now on our first Book Club book of the Year.  Make sure your child is reading the correct number of pages per night Monday thru Thursday.  They meet every Friday to talk about the pages of the week.

2.  Barter Market:  (Connection to Mesopotamia) Hope you are having fun making the Barter Market items.  Make sure your child brings them to school on Thurs. Dec. 21st

ELA this Week:  We will be finishing up Figurative Language.  We will be using our latest Turning Point Paragraph in google classroom for Deployment on Tues. and Wed.
Thursday is Turning Point Re-Write with feedback.  Friday is Book Club.

Social Studies this Week:  Mesopotamia-Our first early Civilization
We will be doing Vocabulary, Kahoot online quiz game, 7 Features of Civilizations