Welcome to Week 16! Only 5 school days until Winter Break!
This week is also report card week. Report cards will be handed to students on Monday at the end of school. Please sign and return the envelope so that we know you have seen your students report card. In addition, please fill out and return your classes conference week sign-up for January. Conference times will be handled on a first come first served basis, so the sooner your student returns it, the better the chance of getting your top choice.
On to the week:
In math we are doing a quick chapter on shapes. Last week we learned how to identify parallel and perpendicular lines as well as measure angles using a protractor. This week we will continue with investigations into polygons, triangles, and quadrilaterals. Students will be able to identify each of the figures and use their knowledge of these figures to determine angles and types of shapes.
In reading we will continue to work on the difficult comprehension strategy of inferring. We have been practicing and studying how we use text clues as well as back ground knowledge to make decisions on what is occurring within the books that we read. Although most of us do it naturally as we read, inferring can be a difficult strategy to practice and become comfortable with. We will continue this strategy as we get into our individual historical fiction books after the winter break.
In writing we are continuing to complete our personal narratives. Students were asked to complete a rough draft of their narrative by Monday. This week we will spend a great deal of time editing and revising our stories. This class has struggled mightily with writing conventions (spelling, punctuation, and grammar) throughout this year. We will be working very hard on this aspect of our writing this week. We hope to get a final draft by Friday.
That's it for now. Thank you for all your support this year!
Sincerely,
Allyn and Alaina
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