Please read below for important information pertaining to Parent Teacher Conferences and our "Marathon Training" for the upcoming NY State ELA and Math exams.
EVENTS:
- Parent Teacher Conferences are starting this week! If you haven't signed up for a slot please do so as soon as possible to ensure you have a time that works with your schedule. Visit: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f4babab2aa6fa7-march
- Thursday is a half day. Dismissal is at 11:50 am.
- Our Biography wax museum presentations will most likely take place first period on Friday March 27th- this will be our new family Friday date. I will confirm this by this upcoming Friday.
- Students participating in Track and Field have a meet next Thursday March 26th.
Homework
During our "marathon training" for state exams, I am giving students a break from nightly jotting and word study. In it's place, I am asking students to complete some practice homework to support strategies learned during the day. Please follow the schedule below for this week's homework.
Throughout the week/weekend: Work on biography poster ( 1 hour).
Monday: Read for 40 minutes, complete fraction number line practice
Tuesday: Read for 30 minutes, read and answer questions for "Mr. Hacker" and "The Secret Message" (it is okay if this is part of the 30 minutes of reading, I discussed this with kids as they are still reading), fraction number line practice, bar graph practice p. 4-5 in math graph packet
Wednesday: Read for 30 minutes, read and answer questions for "Hand Me Down Crayons" (it is okay if this is part of the 30 minutes of reading, I discussed this with kids as they are still reading), fraction number line practice, picture graph practice p. 10 in math graph packet
Thursday: Read for 30 minutes, read and answer questions for "Sulka Saves the Savanna" (it is okay if this is part of the 30 minutes of reading, I discussed this with kids as they are still reading), equivalent fraction practice, picture graph practice p. 14-15 in math graph packet
Friday: Read for 30 minutes, read and answer questions for "Go Fish" (it is okay if this is part of the 30 minutes of reading, I discussed this with kids as they are still reading), equivalent fraction practice, make a graph using data
CURRICULUM
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Reading: This week we launched our "Marathon Training" for the ELA by reviewing strategies and skills tied to Narrative Passages (Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Fables, Folk Tales, Myths). Our week started with a shared experience as a class, and over the course of each day we move towards greater independence.
Writing: This week we are focusing on using all we know about writing to answer short response questions. Students will use a series of checklists and student examples to understand the components of a short response, and will work as a whole class, in partnerships, and independently for practice.
Math: This week we are continuing to explore fractions on a number line, and will study how to use number lines to compare unlike fractions. Later in the week we will review different ways to identify equivalent fractions.
Social Studies: We will have another rotation of Nigeria Centers Thursday, and will connect some of our marathon work to a Nigerian Folk Tale.
Many thanks for all of your support!
Ms. Bouchard
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