November 24 - 26

Fundations

We will spend this short week reviewing units 1 - 5.

Fishtank ELA

We are working on Unit 2.  The theme for unit 2 is comparing habitats.

In reading, students will read the Bobbie Kalman Introducing Habitats series, including A Forest Habitat, A Desert Habitat, Water Habitats, and A Rainforest Habitat. These informational texts employ a repetitive structure and rich text features to help students learn about various environments. While reading these books, students learn that:

• To understand the details in an informational text, readers consider how the details are connected

• Text features help the reader learn more about a particular idea or topic and determine the main topic of a section of text

In writing, students will apply their learnings about informational texts as they become authors themselves. Students will write an informational book all about how plants and animals in different habitats depend on their surroundings and other living things to survive and thrive. Then, they will write an opinion paragraph for a travel brochure about the best habitat to visit. While writing, students learn to:

Informational Writing

• Brainstorm and outline before writing

• Introduce a topic, develop supporting details, and provide a concluding statement or section

• Use facts, definitions, and text features to support a point

Opinion Writing

• Brainstorm and outline before writing

• State an opinion on a topic, supply reasons that support the opinion, and provide a concluding statement or section

• Use evidence from the text or experience to support an opinion

i-Ready Math

This week we will start lesson 9.  In lesson 9 students will solve word problems using 2-digit addition and subtraction.

The lesson 9 quiz will be Thursday, December 4.  The unit 2 test will be Friday, December 19.

Important Notes  

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

Have a happy and healthy Thanksgiving!  Enjoy the long weekend!