This week we have been working on many interesting activities that go along with topics discussed in each class!

Kindergarten is continuing their work on the letter O this week in class. We started off our groups brainstorming words that end in -op and created lists of words and sentences that have the ending. The rest of the week has been dedicated to brainstorming opposites. Each student wrote a sentence in their journal identifying an opposite and drawing a picture to go along with his or her writing using the frame ________ is the opposite of ___________.

First grade have been using their knowledge on biographies of other people to create an autobiographical poem about themselves! This activity will prepare them for answering the upcoming writing activity in their classes where they will be answering questions and interviewing a peer from class.

Second grade has been working hard to understand and describe the steps of the Scientific Method. Last week, we listened to a song about the Scientific Method and our groups created actions to go along with each step. These steps are: Make an observation, ask a question, form a hypothesis, do a test/experimentation, analyze data and record results, and draw a conclusion. We performed a sink/float experiment and focused on each step of the Scientific Method; using complete sentences to form predictions and ask questions in our journals.

Fifth grade has been working for the past few weeks on describing the events leading up to the Revolutionary War. We took a poll at the beginning using an interactive website called socrative.com, where the students responded to questions about the specific events to check their understanding. We are now working on a Reader's Theater to become engaged and take on roles of the various events to better our understanding!

Next week, our groups will not meet due to ISAT testing. We will resume our normal ELL schedule the following week!