- Tomorrow students selected from the lottery will be participating in the track meet with Mr. Nichols.
- Next Monday 5/16 the annual PS 11 Gala is taking place at Hudson Terrace. I look forward to seeing many of you there!
- This month Family Friday is taking place May 27th- the theme is grades 3-5 Enrichment groups! Families will be visiting the enrichment groups of their students from 8:50-9:30.
- Portfolios will be sent home again on May 27th. If your family still has yours at home, please send it back to school!
Homework
This week's word sorts:
Humble: Sort 12
Determined: Sort 36
Ambitious: Sort 34
This week's word sorts:
Humble: Sort 12
Determined: Sort 36
Ambitious: Sort 34
Monday: Read and jot for 30 minutes, Math Group HW, Sort Word Study Words into categories if you did not complete this in class
Tuesday: Read and jot for 30 minutes, Math Group HW
Wednesday: Read and jot for 30 minutes, Math Group HW, Word Study Practice Activity in Purple Workbook
Thursday: Read and jot for 30 minutes, Math Group HW, Glue words in word study workbook, study for spelling test
Friday: Reading Response
** A general note about reading responses going forward: I would love for the kids to complete one a week. It does not have to be on the weekend, if their schedules don't allow it.
CURRICULUM
Reading- Today many students brought in artifacts from the countries we have been learning about (a big thanks for help in gathering these items) and continued to compare and contrast their observations. The final bend of this unit involves learning about the countries we are studying through the lens of Folktales from these countries. We will consider what the folktale teaches us about the land, economy, culture, and history of a country. This unit will end by next Tuesday (5/17).
Writing- After creating a main table of contents and mini tables of contents for each chapter, students will embark on drafting their chapters, particularly focusing on elaboration. They will consider how to add facts, details, observations, and many other examples to strengthen their expertise. We will also start to think about the layout and structure of different chapters.
Tuesday: Read and jot for 30 minutes, Math Group HW
Wednesday: Read and jot for 30 minutes, Math Group HW, Word Study Practice Activity in Purple Workbook
Thursday: Read and jot for 30 minutes, Math Group HW, Glue words in word study workbook, study for spelling test
Friday: Reading Response
** A general note about reading responses going forward: I would love for the kids to complete one a week. It does not have to be on the weekend, if their schedules don't allow it.
CURRICULUM
Reading- Today many students brought in artifacts from the countries we have been learning about (a big thanks for help in gathering these items) and continued to compare and contrast their observations. The final bend of this unit involves learning about the countries we are studying through the lens of Folktales from these countries. We will consider what the folktale teaches us about the land, economy, culture, and history of a country. This unit will end by next Tuesday (5/17).
Writing- After creating a main table of contents and mini tables of contents for each chapter, students will embark on drafting their chapters, particularly focusing on elaboration. They will consider how to add facts, details, observations, and many other examples to strengthen their expertise. We will also start to think about the layout and structure of different chapters.
Math: We are repeating the data collection process of asking a question, collecting data, organizing and representing data, describing and summarizing data, and interpreting the data but this time pictographs. We are considering the process as a whole and are working to develop more sophisticated questions that have a meaningful purpose.
Social Studies: The work we have been doing around Folk Tales is now integrated into the reading workshop.
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