**Permission slips and money are due for our field trip to the Cradle of Aviation January 17th

*Spelling and Vocabulary quiz Friday, January 21st
* 13 Colony map quiz on Friday, January 21st

 

Week of 1-21-20

Reading: This week the students will continue reading the novel entitled Restart by Gordon Korman. The skills we will focus on this week include identifying character traits and problems and solutions in a text.

ELA: The students will read two informational text articles about sea turtles. They will explain how the authors use reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text. In addition, they will idenitfy the items being compared and contrasted in the articles. 

Social Studies: This week the students will explore the Southern Colonies. They will examine job functions and discuss what qualities make up a good colony. Additionally, they will explore the interactions between the colonists and Powhatan Indians. More specifically, how did the colonists feel about the Powhatan Indians, and how did the Powhatan Indians feel about the colonists? 

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. 

Mrs. Ryan