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Hi, Giselle. It's not just your school. Many elementary schools have shifted their focus to ELA and math (perhaps due to standardized testing?). It's very sad because science can provide the MOTIVATION for students to do more writing and math. In fact, I sometimes conduct PD workshops for teachers on combining science with literacy, as the two fit together quite well. Scientific experiments and phenomena provide something extremely interesting to write about! And, of course, scientists have to do a lot of writing in their work.
Matt
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