Congratulations to all of those involved in the theater production! What a success! Last week was really fun! We had a wonderful field trip to Philip Foster Farm to learn about life in the mid-1800′s. We were also visited by Lennie, our Walk and Bike to School guru. We had a tremendous conversation and lesson on data and presenting our findings. Our classrooom is the keeper and presenter of Walk and Bike Month data. A pair of Room 20 students will poll the school in the morning based on which mode of transportation they took to school. Every week, we will present the data in the form of graphs for the school to see. Family Art Night is upon us! We are getting ready to show our pieces: photography study, impressionism, botony pastel study, and in the glass case our Michael Knutson study on geometrical shapes as art. I hope you can all come to support art at Lewis! On Wednsday ,we go downtown to the theater to see “The Storm in the Barn,” a story of life during one of the most difficult times in US history- The Dust Bowl. In math, we transition from decimals to probability and data. First, we finish up our state work samples, which are story problems stdudents are asked to answer using a most complete explanation. This means showing understanding using words, pictures and numbers. We are also preparing for our field trip to Lelooska (May10th) and Bonneville Dam (May 17th). Our persuasive essays are going strong. Students are formulating how to create a convincing argument. So next time your child second guesses you, what they are really doing is honing their persuasive argumentation skills based on evidence given or lacking (wink, wink)! Our book “Journey West” has been a study in vocabulary and context clues. We will further that study along with content about the Oregon Trail as we continue our reading and discuss chapters 3-6 this week. Homework this week: Spelling and math packet. For reading, please bring in 5 words, their definitions, and the words used in a sentence from your nightly reading that are unique (Example: porten: A sign or warning that something, esp. something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen. Sentence: a red sky in the morning can be a portent of a coming storm.). Extra credit if you display word origin and part of speech (adverb, noun, etc…)