This Week...

April 23- April 26, 2019

Reading:  We continued our study of poetry!  Students learned how poets use purposeful language to convey a mood.  They figured out the mood of various poems and provided text evidence to support their thinking.  Students also made inferences about poems based on the author’s details.  Reading Logs are due Monday, April 29.  (100 minutes)

Math:  We spent the week reviewing key concepts from unit 15.  Students practiced measuring to the nearest quarter inch.  They also chose appropriate units of measure for different situations.  They took the unit 15 test on Thursday.  Next week we will begin unit 16, which focuses on “time”.

Social Studies:  Students discovered interesting problems Chicago had when it was first formed and how transportation transformed the city of in the late 1800s.   They also analyzed and discussed pictures of artifacts that were found in the city after the Great Chicago Fire.

Writing:  Students have been working hard on developing their short fiction stories!  We began by writing the introduction and problem.  Students focused on using showing details to describe the setting and their character.  They also incorporated strong verbs and dialogue.  In grammar, we focused on helping verbs.

Word Study:  This week, students focused on making plural nouns by following certain rules.  They learned that words that end with a consonant and an “o” require an “es” at the end.  They also learned that words that end with a vowel and an “o” require just an “s” at the end.  They completed a word sort to practice these ideas.

Miscellaneous:  Just a reminder, April book orders are due Tuesday, April 30th.  As the weather gets warmer, please make sure to send your child with a water bottle and the correct outerwear.  As always, please let me know if you have any questions.  Have a wonderful weekend!