We are heading to exciting places! Today, we received our travel journals for our research assignment in Social Studies. Each of us will choose a country in Africa to visit, in a figurative sense. We will research interesting information about our country, including its major physical features, climate, landmarks, food, and things to see and do. We will draw its flag, a map, a landmark we visited, and a picture of ourselves enjoying an activity in the country. A tasty recipe will be included in the journal, as well as an entry describing all the things we did while there. All of this will be shared with our classmates in a brief presentation. Don't worry...we'll keep our blog viewers up to date on our progress.
In Language Arts, we read our story 'Hot Dogs and Bamboo Shoots', from The Invisible Thread by Yoshiko Uchida. It is an autobiography. We enjoyed learning more about Japanese culture and traditions, as well as how they celebrate the New Year. One interesting thing is that along with cleaning and preparing the feast, bills are paid and loose ends tied, for New Year's Day is considered a time for new beginnings unsullied by the old year's debts and obligations. We enjoyed the story.
Homework:
Reading - Group 308 has one more night with The Westing Game. Read pages 145-201 for this Friday, and complete your role.
Spelling - Test tomorrow.
Social Studies - Travel journal due on November 2nd.
Science - Uranus article and questions.
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