Ah Spring! At last! A time of warmer weather, lighter hearts, and students who can almost taste the first days of summer just ahead. We here in the fifth grade look forward to a busy and productive April. 

In Language Arts we continue to improve our writing by studying the Six Traits, and the kids are beginning to mull over which of their pieces will constitute this year’s submission to the Apple Blossom. 

Meanwhile in Reading class, we’re finishing up Wolves of Willoughby Chase and looking forward to our next book, Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt. 

In Math class the fifth grade is learning about the various operations one can do with fractions, and we’ll soon be looking at some of the basic aspects of geometry. As always, we’ll continue to develop the students’ basic skills and problem solving abilities. 

Finally in History, we’ll be leaving Ancient India, stopping in on the Ancient Chinese civilization in advance of the upcoming Olympics, and then, coincidentally, it’s off to Ancient Greece where the Olympics first began. 

Our minds will be in full bloom! See you in May.

Kevin Broduer
Mike Mullins