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I hope everyone had a wonderful and restful break.  I know that I enjoyed time with my family, beautiful weather, and not setting an alarm!  Ms. Porcelli and I are looking forward to a strong fourth quarter as we prepare for fifth grade commencement and  move toward Prep! 

Math: We began our unit over data analysis this morning by introducing mean, median, and mode.  We will continue this week by learning to represent and chart data on different types of graphs.

Writing/Grammar:  This week we are preparing for AZMerit by taking a practice writing assessment.  We will be walking through the steps of the writing process and using a rubric to score our writing.

Literature: Next week we will begin Across Five Aprils, please be sure to have the book in class by Monday!  This week we are focusing on different types of text structure by reading passages from our Core Knowledge curriculum.

Science:  The class is very excited to present their science presentations to their peers this week.  We will begin these tomorrow and will continue learning about plant cells.

History:  We began our unit over The Civil War today.  This is a lengthy and very interesting unit that the students really enjoy.  An email from Ms. Porcelli came home today, regarding the book we will be sending home periodically, so please be sure to read it.

Important Dates:

• AZMerit Testing: Writing, Monday, April 4th
• Spring Concert: Wednesday, April 6th