Towards the end of the month and in conjunction with their study of the Revolutionary War, students will begin to read the historical fiction novel, My Brother Sam is Dead . Class discussion and written comprehension activities will reinforce students understanding of the novel.
Students are now in the note-taking phase of the research report.
Note cards need to be completed by Thursday, April 12. Students will be taught the process of outlining and will be required to make an outline from their note cards. It might be helpful for you to review your child s progress on this project as they work on it for homework. Students have almost completed Chapter 5, Division . Next they will move into Chapter 7, Fractions and Mixed Numbers .