Hello again!  We had another great week here in Room 11!  In ELA this week we did LOTS of writing!  We finished up our persuasive essays writing our introduction and concluding paragraphs.  We also discussed how to use opposing opinions to strengthen our persuasive pieces.  Students came up with an argument against their topic and proved it wrong in their essays, as well.  After that, we started working on our Monster Match project.  Students drew a picture of a monster, then worked on descriptive writing by writing an essay that described exactly what their monster looked like.  Next week, they will trade with a partner who will try to recreate the monster they described.  We also read an article from the New York Times last week about a peacock named Raul who escaped from the Bronx Zoo.  Students then wrote a narrative piece from the perspective of Raul about his wild night out of the zoo!  I love watching this creative group of writers work!!

In Social Studies this week we started to learn about the events that lead up to and caused the American Revolution to begin.  We learned about the Sugar Act, the Quartering Act, the Stamp Act and the Boston Massacre.  We also did an activity to help students understand how the colonists felt about being taxed by Parliament.  Students were given a pack of smarties, but had to pay various taxes to King Kritz before they could eat them!  This really helped them to understand how the colonists were feeling during this time.

We ended the week with Children's Garden!  There are some pictures below of our gardeners hard at work!

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! Please reach out with any questions!

A few reminders:

• Thursday, May 11th is our Walkabout!  I am looking forward to seeing everyone and having you come see some of our hard work!
• Friday, May 12th is a half day for students.  They will be dismissed at noon.