Thank you so much for coming to conferences today! Please feel free to email any questions or concerns, I know those 10 minutes go by very quickly. Below is a brief overview of what you can expect for the remainder of the week and next week!
Reading: Students will begin a new reading unit! In our Character Unit, students will learn to analyze characterization clues and draw conclusions about how and why characters change throughout a story. In the beginning of the unit, I will teach students to identify thoughts, words, actions, feelings, and other characters' opinions about a main character. Then, students will use these clues to determine character traits. The class will use a shared text, Every Living Thing, by Cynthia Rylant, as well as group guided reading texts throughout the unit.
Writing: Students will continue to practice developing opinions using evidence and analysis. Students will learn to use sentence stems to follow a standard format (topic sentence, text evidence, personal analysis). Generally, I expect students to give a 2-3 sentence personal analysis that explains how and why the evidence supports the thesis. Students will have an example in their writing notebooks.
Math: Throughout the next two weeks, students will convert units of time, solve number stories including multiplicative comparisons, and classify shapes. Please expect corresponding Home Links as homework. The unit 2 assessment will take place before the Thanksgiving holiday.
Science: This week, we'll wrap up our first investigation on energy and circuits. We will also begin learning about the force of magnetism. Next week, students will continue to study magnetic fields and force. You can expect to see another Problem of the Week for homework as well as comprehension questions to accompany reading about the concepts.
Social Emotional Learning: Ms. Jacobson and I will continue to reinforce the concept of empathy. I will send more details soon.
Important Dates:
11/15 International Fest
11/28-11/29 Thanksgiving Holiday
12/5 40BC Check-In and Reading Response Due
Picture Day Make Ups TBD
