I hope everyone had a great weekend. This Tuesday will be an 11:45 dismissal for parent conferences. On Friday, we will have a Valentine's Day celebration. Please make sure your child brings valentines for each member of the class by Friday. A class list came home last week.
Reading
We started book clubs last week. We learned about Beverly Cleary by doing some research on the ipads. We are reading Mitch and Amy for read aloud and all students are reading Beverly Cleary books in book clubs. Last week, students read the first chapter and completed summaries and vocabulary. This week, they will read another section and will write a summary and a character activity. They have time to work on this in class, but they will have to finish at home if it is not done. Families should finish Charlotte's Web this week and the 3-5 Family Movie Night is Thursday at 6.
Writing
Each week, students need to write one entry in their writer's notebook entries. Once a month, they do a self evaluation and then I evaluate the notebooks. These entries can be any type of writing they choose, but they should be trying to use the strategies we learn in class-paragraphs, dialogue, grammar conventions, spelling, etc. There is a list of ideas for entry types right in the notebook. In class, we are working on informative writing. Students are researching and writing chapters.
Math
This week, we will finish the second chapter of division. We will have a test on Friday. We are spending time on multi-step word problems.
Science/Social Studies
In science, we will continue learning about the solar system and will go back into Starlab to learn about seasons. We will also continue learning about electricity. In social studies, we are studying the United States and will learn about the Olympics.
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