- We have African Dance twice this week: Tuesday and Thursday.
- Our African Dance performance will be our family Friday event on February 27th!
- Next week is our winter recess- we are on break from 2/14-2/22.
- On Friday we will be exchanging valentines. If your child chooses to bring valentines in, please make sure that he/she has provided one for each student.
- Hannah Ticoll, our fabulous new intern from Teacher's College, will be posting on our blog a little later this week to introduce herself to our community.
- This week students will start to transition from jotting to reading responses. This is when they take a big idea or theory, and "write long" about that topic. I will post an example tomorrow to give everyone an idea. Students will also use a menu insert to guide their planning.
- PLEASE RETURN PORTFOLIOS BY FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13TH!
HOMEWORK
MONDAY: Read and Jot for 30 minutes, sort words into categories in word study notebook, perimeter and area word problem work.
TUESDAY: Read and Jot for 30 minutes, perimeter and area word problem work, OUR FIRST READING RESPONSE
WEDNESDAY: Read and Jot for 30 minutes, word study menu option, Module 3 Assessment Review (assessment is Thursday).
THURSDAY: Read and Jot for 30 minutes, glue words into purple word study workbook, study for spelling test
OVER VACATION: Read and Jot for 30 minutes each day, complete one reading response, work on fact fluency practice activity.
CURRICULUM
Reading: Today we did our final persona character share representing individuals from around the world. We learned a great deal from each other, and our research helped us better understand what life is like in a different country. Today we also launched our next reading unit- Biography Book clubs. Throughout this first bend we are using everything we know about narratives to follow a story telling sequence we often see in biographies. Students are reading in groups and will find that each week their group book bin will focus on a particular subject theme (inventors, activists, leaders, etc.)
Writing: This week we are selecting one of our Baby Literary Essay flash drafts and will revise, edit, and publish our work. In between, we will explore the different ways we can structure our essays, use transitional phrases to connect ideas, and build up reasons with different types of evidence.
Math: Today and tomorrow we are solving word problems that feature both area and perimeter problem solving. Later in the week we will review for the post-assessment, and will take the assessment on Thursday.
Social Studies: This is our last week learning about China. We will cycle through a few more centers, and will learn about Chinese New Year right before we head off to break!
See you soon!
Aimee Bouchard
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