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In math, we've finished up our place value and rounding units. We'll be moving on to addition and subtraction with regrouping. We'll continue to practice our rounding skills as we estimate sums and differences. We started the school year by focusing on reading comprehension strategies. We read a balance of fiction and nonfiction texts. Recently, we switched over to mysteries! First, partners read and discussed Nate the Great San Francisco Detective. Now, we've moved on to small mystery book groups. The students keep their books and their case file notebooks in their "TOP SECRET" envelopes. We've also started to work with words having common prefixes. This is valuable for reading multisyllabic words, and it builds vocabulary. The students have been doing LOTS of writing and are really building up their writing stamina. They can write for longer stretches without stopping and are already growing in their ability to add specific details and vivid verbs to their pieces. We recently learned about and practiced writing compound sentences. We've also just started a unit on opinion writing.
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