Weekly Happenings 9.18-9.21

Hello! I hope everyone had a great weekend! We have a short, four day week ahead of us!

Here is what's happenings this week:

Writing: The students will continue drafting their realistic fiction story. We will work on punctuating dialogue and using paragraphs correctly in our writing. They need to be ready to publish by the end of this week. Their final pieces will be due next Friday.

Word Study: We will continue to work on learning our words during word study. All groups will test Wednesday, September 27. Please study with your child before each spelling test.

Social Studies: We will be looking at the different regions of America and discuss how the region affected the Native American cultures. The students will create a poster in class highlighting the different cultures and tribes. We will work on the posters this week.

Math: The students did great on their math tests! They will get them back tomorrow. They will have time in class to fix their mistakes and earn some points back. We moved on to chapter 3 today. This chapter covers the basics of multiplication and division. If you have any extra time at home, please work on their multiplication facts at home.

Reading: We will continue to focus on reading fiction books. This week we will notice how characters have different traits and personalities around different people or in different settings. We will also develop ideas about our books that are debatable. Please make sure your child is reading at home each night. They will use their independent books to practice a lot of these new skills. Feel free to have your child tell you about the characters in their book!

Important Dates:

9.22 - No School
9.27 - Picture Day
9.27 - Grant's Farm Night