Here’s what we were up to last week:
Math: We took our Unit 4 Post test and our Unit 5 pre test. Students will be placed into groups daily based on the outcomes of their scores. The Unit 5 pretest will come home in the Friday folder next week. We had one lesson in unit 5 on unit fractions. Ask your student what this term means.
Read Aloud: With the short week, we did not finish our read aloud. We will finish up this week and begin Hoot. This week we focused on asking questions of the author and the characters. Ask your student about questions that they have about our book or a book that they are reading at home.
Reading: Guided reading is still going strong. Most groups will be finished with their book this week and will begin a realistic fiction book. Ask your student what book they are reading this week.
Writing: We began a realistic fiction writing unit this week. Ask your student what they will be writing about.
PBL: We began a new unit on adaptations of organisms. We played a fun game that taught us about natural selection and then we learned more about natural selection and Charles Darwin. Ask your student about their definition of natural selection.
Ms. Jones will begin taking over more and more of the instruction as the month progresses. I will shift more into a small group role as she gets her feet wet with delivering content. We are lucky to have two teachers for the next few months!
It has been very wet outdoors. Please keep sending in boots so they have an extra pair of shoes they can wear in our classroom to keep the mud to a minimum. Thanks in advance!
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