Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Weekly Update for 1/5

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a relaxing and enjoyable vacation!
A look at the week ahead…
Writing
We will begin our unit on Opinion Writing. Students will learn to write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., becauseandalso) to connect their opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement. Our first assignment will be reviewing a restaurant.
Reading
In reading, we will continue working in small, guided groups at the students’ instructional level.  Our focus will be on making connections while reading as a tool to help with comprehension.  The children will be encouraged to make text-self, text-text, and text-world connections.
Math
Our focus this week is going to be on learning the vertical addition algorithm. The students will learn how to set up the problem correctly and the steps needed to solve 2 and 3 digit problems with this strategy. This is the "old school" way of adding with carrying that many of us learned in school. 
Content Areas
In Science, we will resume our unit on Matter. This week's focus will be on the 6 properties (color, shape, size, odor, texture, weight) of science and how to sort solids, liquids, and gases by those properties. 

I am looking forward to keeping you connected to our classroom via this blog. I hope you find it helpful!

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