LANGUAGE ARTS: Welcome back from Spring Break! During class this week, we will continue our exploration of From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E.Frankweiler. Students will complete their group "Artifact Museum" pieces for chapters 1-4 early in the week. We will also use The Great Art Scandal to learn about important works of art, and take a virtual tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Check my calendar for reading assignments!

MATH: Welcome back from Spring Break! We have had a great time learningabout the stock market while playing the Stock Market Game, an onlineactivity provided by the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News. We will continue to play the game for two more weeks. Students will have a quiz over important terms and aspects of the stock market that we have studied on Friday. Also, we will continue to work on Module 6 concepts.

THEME: Welcome back from Spring Break! Thank you to all of you who purchased books from the Book Fair to add to our classroom library. Duringclass on Wednesday, we will work on our quilt pieces. In terms of content,we will wrap our our discussion of both the Constitution and the respiratory system this week. Next, we will move into the expansion of the United States and research on the brain. As a reminder, the 5th graders will participate in the DMNS "New Me" presentation on Fridayafternoon. Our 6th graders will learn about health and safety during this time.