Hi,
We had a short, but great week. We had a successful book fair and worked hard in class. Reading Number the Stars aloud is one of the best parts of our day. This historical fiction book is exciting and teaches us about the situation in Denmark during World War II. We will continue to read books and articles about World War II and will learn more about tolerance as we learn some history.
This week in reading-We will continue with Number the Stars and discuss foreshadowing, predictions, inferences, context clues, and character traits as we read. We will read non-fiction articles and practice identifying and understanding explicit and implicit headings and purposes as well as work on chunking information to summarize and comprehend effectively. We will also take the STAAR Ready Reading test on Tuesday, which will give us information about our areas of strength and areas for continued work.
In writing-we are finishing up the writing of our original fractured fairy tales and are continuing to free write everyday. We will also write our opinions and reasons to explain our thinking in reaction to a quote. Using quotes that discuss friendship, favorite things, challenges, etc..discussing them and writing to explain our thinking will help us write organized and thoughtful expository essays. We will chose an expository entry from our writer's notebook to take through the writing process this week. We will conference, revise, edit, and write a final draft.
In spelling-we worked on multi-syllable words and breaking the words into smaller chunks to spell them accurately. This week we will practice words that follow the rule-i before e except after c. We will also work on grammar, combining sentences, capitalization, and punctuation using mentor sentences and passages to correct.
Vocabulary- We will continue to work on words from academic reading. This will include words like textual evidence, implicit purpose, stated purpose, explicit, implicit, and theme. Practice vocabulary words using quizlet.com.
In social studies-The students planned their own settlements and created posters to encourage settlers to come to their colonies. The children decided where in Texas they would build their town, what natural resources were available, and what services their town would offer. The posters had catchy phrases to persuade and reasons why their town is a great place to live. We will start learning about the Texas Revolution this week.
Dates to Remember:
Monday, February 22-Writing Club after school 2:45-3:45, Wear FCE shirts, PTA Family Fun Night at Hat Creek Burgers
Tuesday, February 23-STAAR Ready Reading Test
Thursday, February 25-Art Show from 2:45-7:00
Friday, February 26-homework packet due, spelling test,vocabulary test, Reading response letters due, wear college shirts
Monday, February 29-Wear FCE shirts, Service Club 2;45-3:45 (glazing our clay bowls for Empty Bowl Project)
Wednesday, March 2-Early Release 12:45
Friday, March 4-Hoedown for K-2, homework packet due, spelling test, vocabulary test, Reading Response Letters due
Monday, March 7-Writing Club after school 2:45-3:45, Wear FCE shirts,
Tuesday, March 8-PTA General Meeting 11 am
Friday, March 11-homework packet due, spelling test, vocabulary test, Reading Response Letters due
Saturday, March 12-Volunteer at Round Rock Serving Center 9-10:30
Have a wonderful weekend! Enjoy time with your family! Thank you for sharing your child with me.
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