We had a wonderful focus Friday today to honor our veterans. Great job to Alex and Eva in our class with sharing their poems at the ceremony. Today, your students took home an envelope containing a hard copy of their MCA results. Please remind them to share this with you at home. We are closing in on the first trimester with just over two weeks left. The students and I were talking today about how fast this fall has gone by. It's true what they say.. time flies when you are having fun!
Here are our plans for the upcoming week:
Language Arts:
New reading logs went home today and will be due next Friday, November 14th. Students should also have 8 books completed by this date. We currently have 7 students who are behind on their reading goal. Please check in with your child to see if they are one of them!
Comprehension: We will be focusing on Historical Fiction and finding information directly in the text. We will be reading a story called Riding Freedom and completing a story guide to practice all of the skills we have done so far this year.
Writing: This week we will be reviewing the writing process and will be starting a historical fiction story. On Tuesday we will be going into the computer lab to do research on an event from history that they will center their story around. Please take some time this weekend to brainstorm some events with your students and help them pick a topic!
Vocabulary: We will be looking at specific language authors use to create mood and effect in their writing. We will also be practicing recognizing and using similes and metaphors.
Word Study: New word lists will come home on Monday. Please continue to practice these with your students.
Math:
This week in math class, we will be understanding the magnitude of one million. We will identify place value for numbers up to the millions, adding and subtracting numbers that create a sum and a difference of one million. Look for a quiz to be given Tuesday . An end of the unit test will be assessed before the holiday break. Please be watching for a study guide to be completed at home during the week of November 17th-22nd.
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