Week of May 14-18

This week, my 3rd grade poets explored aspects of poetry like repetition, lists, surprising/descriptive language, and wonderings. We then tried to incorporate some of these things into our own poems. We discussed the importance of seeing the extraordinary in ordinary objects and seeing the world through a poet's eyes. I am so impressed with the sophisticated and thoughtful poems my students have been writing!

This week, the 4th graders took turns directing the first scene of "Macbeth." Watch how the decisions made by the directors affected how the scenes turned out!

The 5th graders held their first formal debate. I was impressed with the research the students did in order to support their arguments! After reflecting on how it went, we agreed that we need to be better at taking notes throughout the debate in order to refute the other team's arguments.