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*Please try to send in some pencils for your child-we are running very low. They could also use some more colored pencils!
This week...
Reading
Students should continue reading an independent book of their choice. The class is reading such a variety of books right now! We have some kids trying another Beverly Cleary, some reading Harry Potter, some trying the "I Survived" and the "You Choose" series...among others. It's great to see a such a variety of genres. We started a new read aloud called The Land of Stories by a new author named Chris Colfer. You may know him as an actor on Glee! It is a fantasy book incorporating classic fairytales. We are also continuing to practice reading short texts (fiction and non-fiction) and answering multiple choice and short answer questions as preparation for next week's NYS ELA test.
Writing
Our next unit will be persuasive writing so we tried a little bit this week. The class wrote letters to Mother Nature to try to persuade her to "bring Spring"! They had some excellent reasons. We are working on the test writing genre as well. We are practicing writing for the purpose of answering specific questions related a text. We are practicing organizing, using paragraphs and using really good details from the text in our writing. This week's homework is one writing entry in their notebook.
Math
In Math, we are continuing the fraction unit. This week, we are focusing on comparing fractions and equivalent fractions. Please continue practicing the times table. Some students have been stuck on a number for a while. They need to practice these facts.
Science/Social Studies
We finished the electricity unit and the kids were sad to see it end! They really enjoyed the experiments. We are continuing the study of the solar system. In social studies, we are studying economy-wants vs. needs; abundance vs. scarcity, etc.
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