For this social studies unit, we will be discussing homes around the world and why homes are important. We will be exploring this through various texts and our own writing.

We will be switching gears from geography to physics! In literacy, students are exploring how things move. We will dive into this further in science by analyzing articles, writing explanatory texts, and conducting experiments! 

This week we will be exploring the importance of keeping our teeth clean and how to have healthy oral hygiene. We will examine the best way to use our toothbrushes and how to use floss. 

For the next two weeks, we will be learning about rules during social studies. During the first week, we will define rules/laws, why rules are necessary, who makes rules, and discuss fairness/equity. In week two, we will discuss responsibility, honesty, courage, respect, and our class rules.

We are going to continue to dive into weather this week! We will start off with a cloud scavenger hunt, where students will identify different clouds (cumulus, cirrus, stratus, cumulonimbus) and look for them in the sky. Then, we will dive into weather that is linked to a pattern and begin our discussion on seasons! On Friday, we will have our weather post-test. 

This week and next week, we are starting off science by learning all about the weather and the seasons! We will be learning about the different types of weather, including severe weather, and learning about the tools we can use to observe and measure weather. We will also then be learning about the seasons and how certain patterns of weather can show us what season we are in!