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Short Week

It's been a quick four days!

Our writers have been analyzing mentor text and have been selecting strategies they want to employ in their own pieces! We saw hyperbole, quotations, and even similes in expository pieces. It reminded us to veer from strictly following a format. We enjoyed reading text with voice and style.

In reading, we have continued to learn in so many ways from Malala. We are questioning, empathizing, and investing in understanding her experience. She's inspired us in so many ways! We've been looking at short text as well, getting practice for our upcoming fabulous challenge in April and May.

As mathematicians, we're learning about the many ways to apply the concepts of area and perimeter. We're building, drawing, and connecting to real-world applications to understand these big ideas. We're ending this short week with some puzzles that require us to apply our UPS check problem-solving process and to apply a deep understanding of area and perimeter.

SBLC scientists have taken our conversations about living and nonliving components to the study of an ecosystem. We're noticing that there are many types of ecosystems and that scientists classify these communities in many different ways. We're also learning that ecosystems exist in a balance and that many factors affect the relationships in those communities.

Enjoy your weekend!
Jen and Jewellyn


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