It is Read Across America Week!!
Seuss-ify Yourself!!!
Monday, February 27th
Thing One and Thing two Day!
Wear a Crazy Hat or Crazy Hair!
Tuesday, February 28th
Fox in Socks Day!
Wear Crazy Socks and Shoes!
Wednesday, March 1st
Wacky Wednesday!
Wear a Crazy or Mismatched Outfit!
Thursday, March 2nd
The Sleep Day Book!
Cozy Up to a Good Book! Wear Pajamas!
Friday, March 3rd
Green Eggs and Ham Day!
Wear as Much Green as you can!
- Parents, please see a note sent home on Monday regarding conferences. The original scheduling conflict has been resolved. Ms. Cannata and I will now meet with parents on Tuesday, 3/7 from 1:40 pm to 8:30 pm and Thursday, 3/9 from 1:40 pm to 4:00 pm. We have tried to accommodate all requests for certain times. You may view the conference schedule online, later this week. Please contact us, if there are any questions or concerns.
- Students should continue practicing their typing skills on the website TypingClub. Students have been practicing in class. Please practice your typing skills at least twice a week. Remember to type by sitting with proper posture and with both hands on the home-row keys. I will be checking your progress weekly.
- Parents: Please sign and return all quizzes & assessments that are sent home.
Reading
The following topics will be covered in Reading this week:
-Exploring the setting and time period of a text.
-Exploring Informational text.
-Identifying the Main Idea and Support Details in a text.
-Buddy Reading w/Ms. Boucher's class in honor of Read Across America Week!
*Remember to read at home, at least 5 nights a week, and record your reading on your Reading Log. Please try to read some Informational texts.
Writing
The following topics will be covered in Writing this week:
-Publishing our Number the Stars Literary Essay.
-Introduction to Informational Writing.
-Nonfiction Text Structures (Description, Chronological Order, Compare/Contrast, Problem/Solution, Cause/Effect)
-Identifying Nonfiction Text Structure.
-Writing a Description paragraph.
Word Study
The following topics will be covered in Word Study this week:
-Unit 11 Vocabulary - Assessment is on Friday, 3/3/17.
-Prepositions.
-Grammar Quiz - Tuesday, 3/7/17.
Science
The following topics will be covered in Science this week:
-Working on our Biome Pop-Up Books - Due: Monday, 3/6/17.