// Week of October 22: Curriculum Update //

We had our first field trip this week to MoMath, the National Museum of Mathematics.  Students participated in a workshop about code-cracking, and had a chance to explore the museum’s permanent exhibitions. In class, they have begun learning about ancient Mesopotamia and why people settled in the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Students have been able to apply what they know about rivers from their Science lessons to deepen their understanding of ancient civilizations. In Writers’ Workshop, we‘ve begun a new unit about Memoir. During the week, students read samples of memoirs in the form of essays and short stories in order to get a feel for the genre, and to start thinking about what story they would like to write about their own lives in the upcoming weeks.