Monday, May 16, 2016

Weekly Updates 5/16-5/20

NEWS/EVENTS

  • Tonight is the PS 11 Gala at Hudson Terrace! I will be there from 6-9, and I will keep my eyes peeled for you!
  • Next Tuesday May 24th our class is visiting the Scholastic Book Fair.
  • Next Friday May 27th the theme of Family Friday is Enrichment classes! Parents will be invited to visit the enrichment group students have been visiting for the past 10 weeks. Families will report directly to enrichment groups- not regular classrooms.
  • Next Friday May 27th portfolios will be sent home to families with updated work.
HOMEWORK

Word Sorts
Humble: Sort 13
Determined: Sort 37
Ambitious: Sort 35

Monday: Read and jot for 30 minutes, categorize words in word study notebook (if you haven't done so already), math group HW

Tuesday: Read and jot for 30 minutes, math group HW

Wednesday: Read and jot for 30 minutes, Word Study practice page that accompanies sort (in purple workbook), math group HW

Thursday: Read and jot for 30 minutes, glue and paste word into categories in purple workbook and study for spelling test, math group HW

Friday: Work on publishing country books for 30-45 minutes,  Data Review (end of unit test is next Tuesday)

CURRICULUM

Reading: This week we are wrapping up the final bend in our reading unit, Countries Around the World. We are reading Folk Tales from our countries with the lens of considering material from the perspective of culture, economy, history, land, power, and morals/lessons learned. We will start our next and final unit of the year on May 23rd (one of my favorites)- Social Issues Books Clubs.

Writing: This week we are revising our drafts and moving towards publishing our country books by next Wednesday. Our next unit will start on June 1st- Fairy Tale adaptations!

Math: This week all math groups are reviewing line plots and measurements to the nearest 1/2 and 1/4, and going through one more cycle of the data collection process. We will review next Friday and Monday, and take the Post Assessment on Tuesday 5/24.







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