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Class Calendar
Date(s) to Remember!
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Teacher's Notes
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Social Studies/Science |
Last Week
We started our Wild, Wacky Weather science unit. We learned the difference between weather and climate. We also discussed some weather conditions.
Next Week
We will continue to explore our Wild, Wacky Weather science unit. We will consider the essential question as our foundation: How are weather conditions and events measured, recorded, and communicated to others?
We started our Wild, Wacky Weather science unit. We learned the difference between weather and climate. We also discussed some weather conditions.
Next Week
We will continue to explore our Wild, Wacky Weather science unit. We will consider the essential question as our foundation: How are weather conditions and events measured, recorded, and communicated to others?
Math
Last Week
We started our understanding of how to solve number stories and we reviewed basic addition and subtraction facts.
Next Week
We will continue to practice using different strategies to solve number stories, including diagrams and pictures. Two-step number stories will be introduced as well as different strategies to solve them. We will continue to use online and hands-on Everyday Math games to further practice the targeted skills and concepts.
Students should continue practicing their multiplication facts at home. Basic addition and subtraction facts are also crucial to know as we move into more complex math. XtraMath, DreamBox, and Khan Academy can all be accessed via students’ Clever log-in cards.
We started our understanding of how to solve number stories and we reviewed basic addition and subtraction facts.
Next Week
We will continue to practice using different strategies to solve number stories, including diagrams and pictures. Two-step number stories will be introduced as well as different strategies to solve them. We will continue to use online and hands-on Everyday Math games to further practice the targeted skills and concepts.
Students should continue practicing their multiplication facts at home. Basic addition and subtraction facts are also crucial to know as we move into more complex math. XtraMath, DreamBox, and Khan Academy can all be accessed via students’ Clever log-in cards.
Writing
Last Week
We explored specific details of several mentor texts to help guide our personal narrative writing. We considered a number of seed ideas, such as pivotal moments, turning points or times of change, special people and special places.
Next Week
Students will being working on the story they have chosen to continue through the writing process in our personal narrative unit. We will consider how to use a storyteller’s voice as writers practice sharing details of their stories bit by bit. Students will also review the narrative checklist with their pre-unit writing sample to help set goals for their writing.
We explored specific details of several mentor texts to help guide our personal narrative writing. We considered a number of seed ideas, such as pivotal moments, turning points or times of change, special people and special places.
Next Week
Students will being working on the story they have chosen to continue through the writing process in our personal narrative unit. We will consider how to use a storyteller’s voice as writers practice sharing details of their stories bit by bit. Students will also review the narrative checklist with their pre-unit writing sample to help set goals for their writing.
Reading
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Mrs. Blair- Reading
Last Week: We practiced tweeting (writing) about what we read and we discussed various read alouds. We introduced character traits and we started reading our mentor text "Because of Winn Dixie." We also learned how important it is to be thinking as you are reading,"Reading Is Thinking!" Next Week: We will continue our unit on Understanding Characters. Students will focus on the key concepts of connecting to characters, students will understand characters in their stories and how they relate to real life . Students will continue to explore how to pick just right books and practice our reading workshop guidelines. Students will also continue to focus on sharing what they are thinking as they are reading through written expression as well as sharing verbally with their reading partners. We will continue working in our guided reading groups this week as we explore characters and their traits. |
Ms. Burnstein - Reading
Last Week: We reviewed the different types of genres, focusing on fiction as we moved into our “Understanding Characters” unit. Students practiced visualizing scenes and characters (physical descriptions, actions, and feelings) based on our read-alouds of Because of Winn-Dixie and their own independent reading. Next Week: We will continue with our unit on understanding characters to help make meaning of our texts. Students will practice making text-to-self connections to characters in their reading-group books and will explore how they get to know characters in the books they are reading. |
