What a beautiful fall day we had today! I think it was much deserved after all the rain we had. My family and I took advantage of it by enjoying dinner outside. I hope you all were able to spend some family time together this weekend as well.
This week we will continue to work hard at getting into our routine of daily five. We will be focusing on character traits and theme as we read and discover the elements of myths.
We will be setting up our writing binders and begin to to brainstorm topics to write about for our personal narrative unit. We will focus on taking a small moment that was really special to us and using strong leads, word choice, and voice to compose a personal narrative.
In math we will continue to practice elapsed time in different formats and learn how to apply the T-chart strategy to help us solve these problems. Students are really making progress in this area, thank you for your help at home.
We will continue to look at the geography of our beautiful state of Michigan. Students will use desk maps to identify the natural and human characteristics of Michigan.
In science we will identify the structures of plants and discover how they adapt and change in different environments.
Academic vocabulary words:
- Adaptation-The process by which a plant or an animal changes in order to survive in their environment.
- Theme-The one or two word life lesson. EX. friendship, kindness, no bullying
- Topic- a subject or a theme
- Relative location- Where a place is in relation to another place.
- Michigan-Our state which consists of the upper and lower peninsula.
Please make sure your child is reading each night at home and recording their minutes on their reading log. It is also important that they choose from the list of questions on the front and thoughtfully answer them on the back. Please encourage your child to read chapter books. Sometimes it can be hard for a child to get into chapter books; the key is to find the perfect series and a good fit book that works for them. We have been talking about this in class and will continue throughout the year.
Have a restful night!
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