We've also been working on our reading fluency using repeated readings of words with common prefixes and phonetic "chunks".
- More homework should be assigned, or
- Homework should be eliminated.
We've started our fraction unit during math. We'll also be continuing to practice our multiplication and division facts in class. Fluency with math facts is extremely important, so any practice opportunities you can provide at home would be valuable. We've started a dog-themed unit during reading. We've continued to focus on main idea. We started with the book Rosie: A Visiting Dog's Story by Stephanie Calmenson. Next, we'll read about different types of working dogs. We'll be using the text to ask and answer questions, make inferences, and practice our close reading skills. We've also been working on our reading fluency using repeated readings of words with common prefixes and phonetic "chunks". During writing, we've started working on a new genre. The students have already finished their first opinion pieces. The opinions they could choose to support were:
The students have finished up their severe weather reports in science, and we've started a social studies unit about Colonial Connecticut. The students enjoyed examining a modern day map of Connecticut and a colonial map of Connecticut. We'll be focusing on this topic for the next few weeks.
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During our science block the children have been researching severe weather in small groups. Their choices for topics were tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, thunder and lightning storms, and blizzards. The children are just about finished with their informational posters and will be presenting them to their classmates. I recently found a great website created for kids by meteorologist Crystal Wicker. There's a lot of information if you want to explore further with your child at home. The link is http://www.weatherwizkids.com. The children recently finished up NWEA testing. They were excited to use the laptops. I was proud of their effort. Several of the kids excitedly expressed that they had learned a lot since August. We are working on division during math. We'll be spending a lot of time practicing with hands on materials and illustrations. We'll also be exploring the connection between multiplication and division.
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