March 2 - 6

Fundations

This week we begin unit 11.  In this unit students will be continue to work with vowel teams.  The following three sounds will be our focus:

ee as in jeep ea as in eat ey as in key

The unit 11 test will be Friday, March 13.

Fishtank ELA

This week we continue to work on Unit 3.  The theme for unit 3 is belonging and friendship.

In reading, students will read four books from the Pinky and Rex series by James Howe.  This unit is a transition from units that were predominantly read aloud to a unit that is almost entirely shared or independent reading.  While reading these books, students learn that:

• To understand what happens and why it happens in a story, readers notice the relationships between characters

• Descriptive language, dialogue tags, and italicized words deepn a reader's understanding of how a character is feeling

• A deep understanding of characters helps the reader determine the central message

In writing, students will apply their learnings about narrative and opinion writing as become authors themselves.  Students will write an opinion paragraph on whether or not kids and robots can be friends, using details about Pinky and Rex's relationship from the entire series.  Then they will write a narrativve about Pinky and Rex using what they know about their personality traits and relationship.  While writing, students learn to:

Narrative Writing

• Use details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings

• Use precise verbs and adverbs to show details about a character's thinking or feeling

Opinion Writing

• Brainstorm using a Single Paragraph Outline

• Differentiate topic sentences from supporting sentences

• Use linking words to connect opinions and reasons

• Write a strong concluding statement

i-Ready Math

This week we finish the up unit 3.  The lesson 19 quiz is Monday and the unit 3 test will be Thursday, March 5.

Important Notes  

Please make sure you are reviewing and initialing your child's HAB each evening.