Hello!!
Since it is Halloween Week we are not going to be doing a Wonders unit or doing new spelling words. Instead, we are doing fun Halloween literacy assignments with review. Reading logs are due on MONDAY. If students turn them in late starting next week, I will deduct 1 point for each day. The past few weeks only half of the class is turning it in on time. I want to encourage them to be responsible. Thank you for helping too. Essential Question: What can animals in stories teach us?
Genre: Fables - they teach a moral or lesson Comprehension Strategy: Predictions Comprehension Skill: Problem and Solution Grammar: Singular and plural nouns Vocabulary Strategy: Suffixes (-ly & -ful) Vocabulary Words: feast, delicious, snatch, fond, lessons, stories remarkable, Thank you to everyone who came to conferences last week or made other arrangements to meet! Literacy night is next Monday! Hope to see you there! Objectives for the week are:
Its a new Unit!! Unit 2's Big Idea is: How do animals play a part in the world around us? Essential Question: How do animals survive? Comprehension Strategy: Predictions Comprehension Skill: Characters, setting, and plot. Grammar: Nouns Vocabulary: Prefixes Next Monday is Parent Teacher conferences for me and Mrs. Brooks. Please click the link below if you haven't signed up yet. Also, WPA asks that you meet with your literacy and math teachers but homeroom is optional. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080b48a9a92caaf49-monday New vocabulary words this week are: adapt, climate, eager, freedom, fresh, sense, shadows and silence. BOOK ORDERS ARE DUE THIS FRIDAY THE 11th! I have had two turned in so far. :) https://clubs.scholastic.com/ My class code is HZCBG Have a fabulous week! |
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