This collection of books precedes our study of peace during the month of December. Students will write a letter to the teacher as though they are parents trying to explain why their son or daughter has not come to school prepared. Harris Burdick stories will be in the finished copy phase and we hope to post them outside of our classrooms soon. As with all writing assignments, we encourage students to take each assignment through a few rewrites until the product is satisfactory to both teacher and author. The basis of our writing program is to provide enjoyable topics that every student can relate to.
Good writing happens from practicing the craft and being willing to rewrite.
We hope to see many of you at our Astronomy Night on the 6th. Our host, Peter Byerly, will be letting us see a view of Saturn and Jupiter through his telescope in Rindge Field. As our study of the skeletal system concludes, children will also explore the function of different bones and joints in the human body. If you're stuck, ask a fourth grader for help. Towards the end of the month we will be engrossed in a mini-unit about Wolves in anticipation of our field trip to Wolf Hollow on November 30.