Greetings, Families!
This weather is unbelievable! I hope you are out enjoying it! Here are our plans for the week:

Reading: We are going to start focusing more on informational or nonfiction books for a bit. These books are filled with facts and have different text features than fiction books. There are usually the following features:
1. Bold words
2. Glossaries
3. Index
4. Table of Contents
5. Photographs
6. Labels and captions
7. Diagrams and drawings

I am teaching the students that we do not always have to be able to read all the words, but we can use the text features in order to comprehend the book. Please take time to look closely at nonfiction books depending on your child’s interests.

Writing: We will finish our opinion writing this week with a paragraph about a new pet. Next we will work on informational writing. We will begin by looking at nonfiction books about the weather and seasons. They will write an informational paragraph about the season of their choice after gathering facts about that season. You can support this at home by researching and learning about the season of your child’s choice on the internet or in books.

Social Studies: We will continue to compare and contrast schools, transportation, clothing, toys, and chores from the past and present.

Science: We begin our unit on seasons and weather. We will learn that the sun provides heat, energy, and light to humans and animals. We will begin this week by observing daily changes in the weather such as cloud cover, sunshine, precipitation, and temperature. Please take time to talk about the daily changes in weather, just as scientists do 🙂

Math: As promised, we will be learning how to tell time using an analog 🙂 This is a tricky concept, especially when we are learning how to tell time to the half hour. I will send plastic clocks home for extra practice for those who seem to find it challenging. If you would like extra materials or activities for your child, please ask. We are also still learning how to solve addition and subtraction problems in multiple ways.

Please remember we do not have school on Tuesday.
Also, remember that meeting for parent teacher conferences is mandatory and I look forward to this time with you. Please contact me if you need an appointment reminder. klanr@dearbornschools.org