// Week of May 6: Curriculum Update //

This week, we enjoyed our field trip to the NY Botanical Gardens. Students participated in a workshop about wetland ecology: they discovered organisms living in a sample of pond water, and had a chance to dissect a cat tail. We learned about the differences between dry land and aquatic plants, and how organisms depend on each other for survival. In History, students have begun reading about two new groups, including the Ansanzi and the Mound Builders, as well as the first American Farmers. In Science, students learned about how the roots and stems work together to nourish plants. In Language, the 4th levels worked on identifying direct objects and indirect objects in sentences, while the 5th levels learned about appositives and how to punctuate them.