ELA

Students should try to choose an independent reading. Here are some new suggestions of great books for 5th graders:

• Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper.
• Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko.
• I Am Malala (Young Reader’s Edition) by Malala Yousafzai.
• My Life As A Book by Janet Tashjian
• Baseball in April and Other Stories by Gary Soto.

Audible recently announced that they would be making kids books free during the school closures. I love listening to their books and this is a great way to get kids reading more often. 

Typing Club is a great way to increase typing speed. All students have accounts. The expectation during the school year is that students complete about 3 sessions of 15 minutes per week.