Language Arts
We are continuing the novel Holes by Louis Sachar focusing on theme (good can come out of bad if you let it! and the past has a way of influencing the future!), making character inferences, analyzing a two-plot story, reading outside the text about a real Wild West outlaw, Belle Starr, and discussing the turning point/climax of a novel. 
Room 22 concluded their fiction narrative unit and shared their stories with their Room 8 buddies and the entire fifth grade. Next up is PERSONAL narratives.
Math
Room 22 has been busy with multiplication. Focus has been on halving/doubling method, partial product method and the traditional method of 3 digit by 3 digit numbers. We have also been working with prime factorization, and exponents.
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| Visual representation of SQUARE NUMBERS. |
Social Studies
Room 22 is learning about the different regions of the United States. We are focusing on the geography, natural resources/industry, and climate of each region and creating a map of each region. Our next unit will be learning about the different Native American tribes that were/are found in each region.
The postcard race is going well! Keep those cards coming!
