This Week...

February 5- February 9, 2018

Reading:  While reading a variety of poetry about the Olympics, students practiced making inferences.  They used their background knowledge and clues from the text to figure out information about the events being described.  We also reviewed key strategies and skills from our fiction unit.  At the end of the week, students took their fiction unit test. Reading Logs are due Monday, February 12.  (100 minutes)

Math:  After taking our unit 8 test, we began unit 9!  An informational letter was sent home detailing the key concepts.  Students applied bar models to multiplication and division problems.  They learned about two different types of models and how to use them to figure out real life story problems.  We will continue unit 9 next week!

Social Studies:  Students took their Illinois test.  They also completed their Northeast states and capitals.  In the LMC, students continued using various search engines like World Book Online to find important information about a famous Illinoisan.  Next week, we will begin our new science unit: Forces and Action!

Writing:  We continued reading about Maria Isabel.  Students reviewed how to find subjects and verbs within a text.  Then, they wrote about a moment where Maria Isabel liked or disliked something that happened in the book.  They used details from the text to support their thinking.  In grammar, students worked on choosing the correct form for past tense verbs.

Word Study:  This week, we analyzed words that contained vowels paired with the letter “r”.  Students learned that the letter “r” impacts the sound of the vowels.  They practiced this concept by playing the game “Follow the Path”.

Miscellaneous:  Just a reminder, if your child is planning on bringing valentines, please be sure there is one for each student and that they do not contain food/candy.  Valentine boxes are due on Monday, February 12.  Next week, students will take the remaining two CogAT tests.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  Have a great weekend and enjoy the snow day!