February 23, 2019
Supporting Our Claim
Dear Families, This upcoming week marks the end of our argument writing unit. For the last part of this unit,…
February 7, 2019
Researching by Asking Guiding Questions
Dear Families, We are investing a lot of energy into our new reading unit. Well, I should say we’re investing…
February 2, 2019
Flipgriddin’
Dear Families, This past week, students successfully recorded their TedTalks using the educational program Flipgrid. Flipgrid is a program where…
January 11, 2019
Crafting Effective Arguments
Dear Families, I hope everybody enjoyed their Winter Break. It was great to spend time with my running, climbing, and…
December 20, 2018
Festivus!
Dear Families, I finished designing, publishing, and printing a classroom newspaper that contains each student’s news report that they published…
December 13, 2018
An Interview with Ms. Carroll
Dear Families, For this week’s newsletter, Oak and Anand interviewed Ms. Carroll, our school district’s English Language Specialist. Ms. Carroll…
December 8, 2018
Only Three Things are Certain
Dear Families, I really appreciate the students’ flexibility and patience while I was out sick for nearly the whole week…
November 30, 2018
From Jessie and Natasha
Dear Families, I was knocked out this past week with a weird stomach virus that came with a vengeance. So,…
November 16, 2018
Diving Deep
Dear Families, We have been thoroughly enjoying our nonfiction reading unit. I am extremely impressed with the passion of the…
November 11, 2018
Writing like Journalists
Dear Families, Kennedy grabs the envelopes marked “September” and “October.” She passes the envelopes off to Dempsey. Holding the microphone…
