Count Down to the Holiday Break

Although the week of December 19th is just 5 days from the holiday break, it will be filled with a lot of learning!  We will start the week working in literature circles. Students will be busy blogging this week on their own.  I can't wait until our site starts filling up with conversations.  As we continue our study of characterization and conflict, I will show one of my favorite movies, "Miracle on 34th Street".  The students will create character charts for the 4 main characters and anaylze how the conflicts create the story and affect each character.  We will also look at the resolution of conflict and how different resolutions would change the story.

On Friday, students will be bringing in books for an old fashioned Yankee Swap.  Throughout the day, they will exchange their wrapped up books until the final hour of school.  At the end of the day, they will get to open the package they end up with and enjoy the title they receive.

In social studies, we are starting our unit on Ancient Greece.  We will focus on the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and learn about each of them.  Students will watch a brief video on the Wonders, work in collaborative groups with our Nexus Tablets to find more information about each, and finally, they will take a clicker quiz to test their knowledge! 

It's going to be a packed, but fun-filled week!  Then we will take a well deserved 11 day break to enjoy our time with family and friends.