The Cooper School Daily

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Science Fun

This week in science scholars dug deeper into solids. Scholars continued using our five solids including; cornmeal, rice, lima beans, pinto beans, and mung beans. Scholars examined these solids this time in bottles. Scholars discovered that some solids would fit in bottles and the bigger solids would not fit into bottles. Scholars then examined the properties of these solids. Ask your scholar what was their favorite part of science this week!

Reading

This week, we embarked upon a new Reading unit titled “Meeting Characters and Learning Lessons.”  This unit focuses on reading for meaning and understanding characters and the lessons they learn.  This week, students learned the importance of making predictions and retelling important parts of a story.  Students marked important parts of the story they read and practiced retelling the story to their reading partners.  

Writing

This week, we started a new unit on writing fiction.  Students enthusiastically began creating characters, a setting, and thinking of the trouble the characters get into!  Students will continue building stories around their main character to create a series. 

Important Dates:

Friday, May 7:½ Day- Virtual Pass It On (viewing information will be sent home soon)

Monday, May 31:  No School- Memorial Day