Language Arts
Reading
This week in reading, we will start to
talk about using context clues when we read to help us determine the meaning of
unfamiliar words. Students will learn a variety of "clues" that
good writers often include to help readers make meaning of what's in the story.
We will be using non-fiction this week as begin.
In small groups, students will be
reading non-fiction and poetry with me. In these groups we will be
working on a variety of reading topics depending on what your child and their
group needs. I have looked over our benchmark data and will be targeting
children's needs.
Writing
We will focus on developing strong
leads this week in our work with personal narratives.
Last week, students completed
postcards to friends and family describing an imaginary vacation. This
writing was integrated with our social studies curriculum. Students
included new learning about how landforms, location and climate can change the
activities we choose and the way we dress when we are on vacation.
Spelling
Spelling groups will continue this
week. Please look for new words to come home on Monday nights.
Students have Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to complete 8 points on their
spelling menus. The DESK fairy showed up after school on Friday and
awarded spelling homework coupons to student's with a clean and organized desk.
If your student has earned a coupon, he or she may staple it into the
spelling spiral in place of 4 points of homework.
Social Studies
Geography
Click on the link below to check out
this cool new rap and song we've been singing to help us remember the different
types of landforms.
We will continue to
learn about landforms. This week we will start thinking of various ways
to describe landforms and bodies of water. We will read the book, I AM THE
OCEAN. It will serve as our mentor test as we begin to create LANDFORM POETRY using personification!
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