Hello Families!
I hope you are enjoying this weather as much as I am 🙂 Here are our plans for the week:

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Reading: We are identifying the main idea, key details, and central message of stories. Students should be able to tell who the main characters are, where the setting is, and important events from the beginning, middle and end. This is called a recount and we often use a BMME chart to sequence the events when we retell stories in writing.

Math: We are working with fact families. There is a whole (the biggest number) and parts. They should know that when we add the parts together, the sum is the whole. We are learning that we can solve for the missing number by subtracting. We are drawing illustrations to solve story problems and can now solve problems with three addends. Students should be able to write an equation to match the story problem.

Science: We are looking at animal characteristics and learning that these traits are passed along from the parents to the young in animals and humans. This is called heredity or genetics.
Students should be able to match the parent animal with its young.

Social studies: Students are almost done taking the unit social studies test that asks questions about the past, present, and future. Additionally, they must know why we celebrate Independence Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and Presidents’ Day.

Writing: We are writing personal narratives (true stories about ourselves) on various topics. Students should be able to write a topic sentence, provide three important events in order, and add a closing sentence.

Let’s have a fantastic week!