Welcome to our first full week of school! We are off to a good start and now it’s time to really get to work. We will continue testing this week with NWEA language, DRA, and finalizing testing that began last week. This week will start spelling. Words will come home every Monday with a test on Friday. Students should study daily to become proficient by the end of the week. Spelling is linked to reading and writing, so students that can recognize spelling patterns are more likely to become better readers and writers. We have Open House on Thursday from 6-7:30pm. Here is what we will be learning about this week.
Math: We will start exploring the relationship between multiplication and division.
Science: We will start our first unit on motion by exploring how magnets interact with different objects.
Social Studies: We will be focusing on natural characteristics of Michigan including landforms and bodies of water.
Reading: We will be learning how stories are broken up into beginning, middle, and end and also analyzing how the illustrations in a story help us understand it better.
Writing: We will continue studying mentor texts to see what good authors do. Later in the week we will start generating our own writing ideas for a personal narrative.
Please make sure your child reads every night for about 20 minutes. I’m looking forward to a great week ahead!
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