Good evening families!
Thank you to all the families that came out on Friday for the Haigh family movie night. The weather couldn’t have been better.
Just a reminder that we have a half day on Friday, October 14th. Dismissal is at 11:45.
This week we will begin to plan and work on our personal narrative writings. We will learn how to focus on a small moment and tell our stories with strong description, an interesting lead, and with the use of transition words.
We will continue to focus on identifying character traits and theme as we explore the genre of myths. Students will be able to compare myths to fables and explain how they are different and how they are the same.
****Please send in a pair of headphones or ear buds for your child to use during listen to reading which takes place during our Daily 5 literacy block (I have a few old pairs in the classroom for students to use as well).
We will be looking at data and graphs in math this week. We will learn how to interpret and represent data on pictographs and bar graphs.We will use our own personal data folders to help us relate graphs to the importance in our everyday lives.
We will continue to explore the geography of Michigan and learn about the Great Lakes. We will also begin to explore the different regions of Michigan.
We will continue our focus on plant structures and functions and learn the different ways plants adapt.
Academic Vocabulary
- Narrative- A real or fictitious story that is made up of a clear beginning, middle, and end.
- Peninsula- A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
- Details- Pieces of information that tell who? what? where? when? and why?
- Roots- The part of the plant that holds the plant in the ground and absorbs water and minerals from the soil.
- Data- Information collected by someone. Can be on the form of numbers, words, or descriptions.
That is all for tonight! Looking forward to a productive week.
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