This week in literacy we will be wrapping up our non-fiction unit. We will review the different features of non-fiction text that we have been working on. These include caption, bold face words, glossary, index, table of contents, maps, photographs and charts. All guided reading groups will also be reading short non-fiction articles as well. We will focus on identifying the main idea as well as supporting details. Our text connection this week will be a non-fiction article on animal adaptations.
We will also be working on our reading response journals with a focus on using text evidence to support thinking. This relates to both fiction and nonfiction reading responses.
In writing, we will be selecting our "best pieces" from Trimester Two. Once the piece is selected, students will work on editing, revising, peer conferences and teacher conferences. After all of these steps are complete, students will be publishing their work. Our grammar focus this week is compound sentences.
In math,we continue on with our measurement unit. We will focus the majority of the week on learning about perimeter and area. Students will still be working on word problems as well as explaining the strategies used to solve the problem. As usual, Fridays are reserved for review and enrichment focus groups.
We will read our Book of the Month in preparation for Friday's All School Meeting. Our March book is The Ant and the Elephant. We will be reading, discussing and writing about the author's message of this book.
Report Cards will go home next Monday April 1!
Please remember that our student teacher Mrs. Stech will be starting her first takeover week April 8. She will assume all of the classroom responsibilities. Her second week of full student teaching will be April 22.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Weekly Update 3.11.13
We continue to work on our non-fiction unit this week. Our text connection for the week will be Biggest, Fastest, Strongest. Students will be working on citing new facts that they learned and questions that they wonder about. They will also work on identifying a "Wow!" fact as they read. "Wow!" facts are pieces of information from the text that spark the students' interest as they read. Guided reading groups are finishing up their latest chapter books this week and will be moving on to non-fiction articles. We will also use some time this week to finish up Trimester 2 assessments.
In writing, we will be working on the persuasive genre of writing. Students will be working on book recommendations where they will be required to write a topic sentence, details and supporting text evidence and a closing sentence. We will also use the same format as we begin to write about the author's message. We will learn about the capitalization of book titles and that book titles should be underlined in writing.
In math, we will review and assess Unit 8 Monday and Tuesday. We will begin Unit 9 on Wednesday. Unit 9 concentrates on measurement. Our first two lessons will focus on measuring with yards and meters and linear measurement. We continue to work on subtraction of two and three digit numbers and word problems.
In social studies, we will assess the oceans and the borders of the United States on Friday. Students have already made their study guides and they should be reviewing in preparation for Friday at home. Students will need to identify and label the five oceans on a blank world map. They will also need to draw the international boundary lines between the United States, Mexico and Canada. They will also need to label these countries on the map as well.
In writing, we will be working on the persuasive genre of writing. Students will be working on book recommendations where they will be required to write a topic sentence, details and supporting text evidence and a closing sentence. We will also use the same format as we begin to write about the author's message. We will learn about the capitalization of book titles and that book titles should be underlined in writing.
In math, we will review and assess Unit 8 Monday and Tuesday. We will begin Unit 9 on Wednesday. Unit 9 concentrates on measurement. Our first two lessons will focus on measuring with yards and meters and linear measurement. We continue to work on subtraction of two and three digit numbers and word problems.
In social studies, we will assess the oceans and the borders of the United States on Friday. Students have already made their study guides and they should be reviewing in preparation for Friday at home. Students will need to identify and label the five oceans on a blank world map. They will also need to draw the international boundary lines between the United States, Mexico and Canada. They will also need to label these countries on the map as well.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Weekly Update 3.4.13
This week in literacy we will continue working on non-fiction text and will focus on asking and answering questions. Students will reflect on text, before, during and after reading and generate questions after this reflection. We will discuss how readers find answers to these questions. Readers can find answers right in the text, readers can infer answers to questions by using text clues and their schema. Readers also sometimes come across questions that can not be answered and may need further investigation from other sources. We will explore these different methods of answering questions. We will also being to do some individual reading assessments as the close of Trimester Two approaches.
In writing, we will take time to prepare for our Trimester 2 writing assessment on Friday. Last week, we wrote to a practice prompt and this week we will look at the feedback forms and conference to see strengths and areas for improvement before the assessment. Students are expected to include all parts of the writing diamond including an entertaining beginning, descriptive setting, a main event on one small moment and an extended ending. We will also learn about proper and common nouns as our grammar focus.
We continue on with Unit 8 this week as we extend our knowledge of fractions. This week our lessons will focus on equivalent fractions, comparing fractions and fraction number stories. We will be using fraction cards to help make the concept of equivalent fractions more concrete. We will also begin to assess trimester two report card skills as well.
In social studies, we will talk about the five oceans of the world. Students are responsible for naming and locating the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Southern Oceans.
In writing, we will take time to prepare for our Trimester 2 writing assessment on Friday. Last week, we wrote to a practice prompt and this week we will look at the feedback forms and conference to see strengths and areas for improvement before the assessment. Students are expected to include all parts of the writing diamond including an entertaining beginning, descriptive setting, a main event on one small moment and an extended ending. We will also learn about proper and common nouns as our grammar focus.
We continue on with Unit 8 this week as we extend our knowledge of fractions. This week our lessons will focus on equivalent fractions, comparing fractions and fraction number stories. We will be using fraction cards to help make the concept of equivalent fractions more concrete. We will also begin to assess trimester two report card skills as well.
In social studies, we will talk about the five oceans of the world. Students are responsible for naming and locating the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Southern Oceans.
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