Math- We are working toward 2-digit times 2-digit multiplication! This wee we will continue using strategies to solve multiplication problems (using zeros, distributive property) that will prepare us for the next steps. We will take our Chapter 11 test this Thursday. The study guide will come home a day earlier than normal (on Tuesday). I realize that with the winter concert being rescheduled the students will not be able to do all their studying on Wednesday night.
Reading- This week we will continue looking at nonfiction text structures. We will focus on table of contents, bold faced words, captions, diagrams, and the index. As a weekly reading response this week students will be looking for nonfiction books at home and identifying the nonfiction text structures they find in these books.
I have been very impressed with our book club discussions recently! We are truly becoming a class of readers who can discuss our books with our peers! Way to go!
Writing–Persuasive writing continues! The students have been working on writing a persuasive letter to you, their parents, about an unusual pet they would like to have. The polished pieces are due this Wednesday. I am impressed by some of the arguments the students have come up with on this topic. After reading the letters you may just want to buy a monkey, dolphin, or DRAGON for under the Christmas tree (yikes!).
In writing we have also discussed some no excuse expectations in writing. We are identifying writing expectations that MUST be present in all our our writing, NO EXCEPTIONS. Some ideas we have generated are:
- Capital Letters
- Beginning of a sentence
- Proper Nouns
- Punctuation
- Correct use of commas in a series
- Correct use of the friendly letter format
Word Study- We will have our word study test on Thursday. Remember this week the word study test focuses on some no excuse words.
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