In literacy this week we continue working on the comprehension strategy of making predictions. This is a inferential skill where students need to combine information from the text and pictures with their schema to create new thinking. Our text connection this week will be The Best Place . Guided Reading groups will be working on wrapping up their chapter books or working on short non-fiction passages in preparation for the Thanksgiving break. We will extend that strategy of making predictions into our small group work. All of our Daily Five work this week will extend through to the Thanksgiving break.
Writer's Workshop will focus on the rough drafts and final copies of the nocturnal animal expository writing unit. Within the final copies, students will be required to have bold face words and a glossary page. Their illustrations will include diagrams, labels and captions. This project will be featured in our writing block until the Thanksgiving break. We will also discuss synonyms.
In math, we will begin Unit 4 this week. Unit 4 will cover addition and subtraction. This week, we will work on number stories using both operations. In addition to all of the math group done at school in small group, we are also adding another component to our Math Daily Five program. This is the online computer program called Xtra Math. Many of you are already familiar with this online program designed to improve the speed and accuracy of math facts.
In order to log on at home to xtra math, please go to www.xtramath.org From there, please ensure that you are on the student log in page, rather than the parent or teacher log in. Next, please enter my email (lfraher@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us). Then enter your child's user name and PIN. This information is now stapled to the inside of the yellow homework folder. As of today, the site is active so feel free to log on anytime!
This Friday, we are on a field trip to Drumlin Farm. Thank you to all who volunteered to chaperone. Unfortunately, we are only allowed four chaperones. There will be another field trip later in the year, so please consider volunteering again! The bus will leave promptly at 9:00. Please make sure your child is here no later than 8:50. This is an outdoor field trip. Right now, the forecast is partly cloudy and in the upper 40's/low 50's. Please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately for this trip. Sneakers or boots are recommended!
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