Here is what you can expect your child to be doing and learning in class this week. As always, please contact me with any questions.

Language Arts:

We will continue to learn the comprehension strategy of asking and answering questions before, during, and after reading to fully understand a story. We will also practice looking back in a text to find evidence to answer questions.

We will review and discuss adjectives and how to use them to create descriptive sentences.

I plan to start administering the DRA reading test one-on-one with students throughout the week so we can get started soon with small group reading instruction. As soon as I begin groups, you can expect reading bags to come home daily for reading practice at home. Remember, your child should be doing 20 minutes of reading every at home every day.

Writing:

Last week our class learned about narrative writing. We will be focusing this week on sensory details and how to add them to enhance your writing.

Math:

We will continue to learn about multiplication. This week we will learn how it relates to division.

Science:

Our focus for science will continue to be force and motion. We will learn about balanced and unbalanced forces this week.

Social Studies:

Moving along with geography of Michigan, we will learn about how a place can be divided into regions.

Spelling:

Our words this week will focus on short and long o spelling patterns. Please study these words with your child each night so they can be prepared for the test on Friday. Remember, they will have 5 “surprise” words on Friday that are not on the spelling list, but follow the spelling pattern.

Have a great week!!!