Dear Aloha Frogs,

This week in  Mill Pond has been “sharing are special qualities” week. Each of the students can wear clothes that are connected to the theme of the day. Monday’s theme was Mill Pond School spirit day, Tuesday’s theme was Talented Tuesday, Wednesday’s theme was Put Bad Words to Sleep, Thursday’s theme was every one counts, and Friday’s theme was have a heart day.

ELA

This week in ELA we have been finishing our informational essay piktocharts. We made green screens and books on Book Creator. We are just about finished with our informational essay projects. We started a new project on refugees to prepare for MCAS. We had to read an article from Time and another one from NewsELA. Then we had to decide whether we wanted to be an activist, refugee, or volunteer coordinator. The activist is supposed to write a letter to the president about whether we should or shouldn't let Syrian refugees come to the United States. The refugee is supposed to write a poem about their experience of coming to the U.S. The volunteer coordinator is supposed to make a brochure about an event to help Syrian refugees feel comfortable in the United States. This project is due Friday and we are doing it in school.

Science

This week in science we have been  learning about saturation. We have been doing a lot of labs. Almost everyone has done their Special Scientist who far. This week Yeal and Vince did their Special Scientists and next week Nithika and Luciana will do theirs. Other than Special Scientists, we haven't had any science homework. We will only have homework around MCAS to prepare.

Social Studies

This week in social studies we have been learning about the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. On Thursday we worked on a study guide. We have to finish it for homework. We will have a test on Wednesday.

Math

This week in math we learned about multiplying fractions and drawing tape diagrams associated with the problem. We also got are math quiz back and every I think everyone did great.

We hope you have a nice weekend.

Sincerely,

Marin and Michael