Important Dates and Reminders:
2/27: Family Night: Music and Masterpieces- 6pm
3/2: Dress as your favorite book character
3/5: Culver's night 5-8pm
3/9: 1/2 day 11:30 Dismissal
Here's a peek at the week:
Math: This week we will be introduced to a new way to organize partners of numbers.
It is called a math mountain.
We will use these to show partners of numbers we know well, as well as partners of larger numbers. Mathematicians will also be introduced to the 3D shapes: cone, cube cylinder and sphere.
Reading: One thing that sets non-fiction books apart from fiction books is that they contain more specialized vocabulary. This week readers will keep track of topic words they find while reading non-fiction books. They will use the pictures and words in the book to understand what the words mean and will teach them to their reading partner. Each reader will create an expert word list with sketches to show word meanings.
Writing:This week we will focus on elaboration: ways to add more to our writing. We will be using text features like diagrams, bold words and definitions, comparisons and examples like we have seen authors try in the books we have read. We will also begin to make sure we not only give information on each page, but say WHY that information is important.
Science/Social Studies: This week we will take some time for the students to learn more about the SeeSaw app and how they can use it to share their learning. Up until this point I have been doing all of the posting, but I think the kids are ready to share the responsibility! They will learn how to log in and post things to their profile and will practice taking pictures and videos for SeeSaw with the Ipads.
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