Next week, we will begin a new writing unit with a castle theme. We'll begin by reading an expository e book about castles on the Smart board. Mrs. Bergeron and I will also read aloud some fun stories with a castle setting. We will be examining the structure of these expository and narrative titles to see how they differ.
Next week, we'll continue to read mysteries in small groups. We've dug into our "case files" (envelopes) and have been reading to find clues and discover suspects. The children have been doing lots of writing! They wrote a guided opinion piece about the best kind of bicycle. Mrs. Bergeron and I also had them write two pieces independently: a narrative story and an expository piece about friendship. These writing samples will give us an idea of what the children remember from second grade. Later in the year, they'll have opportunities to attempt these types of writing again. It will be interesting to watch their growth as writers. Next week, we will begin a new writing unit with a castle theme. We'll begin by reading an expository e book about castles on the Smart board. Mrs. Bergeron and I will also read aloud some fun stories with a castle setting. We will be examining the structure of these expository and narrative titles to see how they differ. In math, we've been reviewing addition and subtraction fact families and solving one-step story problems involving addition and subtraction. We've also been practicing mental math strategies. Next week, we will begin learning how to round numbers to the nearest ten and the nearest hundred.
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