Week of October 6th

Last week in reading we discussed how we “read” people in real life and in our books. We look for patterns in their behavior and why they may act the way they do. We also discussed paying attention to those moments when a character acts “out of character,” and investigating what this reveals about the character. On Friday wrote a letter to Mrs. Lannon in which we take a few of our stop and jots from the week (which are our thoughts while reading) and then expand on them to go deeper. I am looking for evidence in their thinking of them using things we have talked about – visualization, motivations, theories, etc.

During Writing Workshop we continued to draft scenes 2 through 5 of our stories. We learned how to stretch out the heart of the story by using details to stretch the moment to fill a page. This week we will be writing our final scene and work on leads and tagging and punctuating dialogue.

In math this week we continued to work on rounding large numbers help us estimate answers. We also focused on adding and subtracting large numbers, and solving word problems. Currently, we are using a combination of paper and online homework, with the hopes of transitioning to all online. The concepts are easy at this point, but figuring out what the question is asking can be frustrating to students at times. This week will be the week of reviewing and testing for this unit.

In science we have continued to lear about the reason for the seasons on Earth and have created a few different projects to help understand the concept. We made a vocabulary booklet, a cut-out of the sun, moon, and earth to show revolution and rotation, and a season flip book. Ask you child if the can explain the reason for our seasons.

Important Dates

Wednesday and Thursday, October 19 and 20 – Parent/Teacher Conferences – look for email to sign up online

Thursday and Friday, October 20 and 21 – 1/2 days

Monday, October 31 – Halloween Parade and Party – an email was sent about donations and volunteers(volunteers need to have a volunteer form on file with the office)

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