Important Info/Reminders

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• April 14- Delayed Opening

• May 6- NJSLAA Reading

• May 12- NJSLAA Writing

• May 14- NJSLAA Math

• May 25- Memorial Day (no school)

• May 26 - Staff PD (no school)

• May 27- Eid-ul-Adha (no school)

A Look at Our Learning

Reading: Character Studies

In this unit, students are learning how to analyze characters in fiction texts. Using the novel Because of Winn‑Dixie as a whole class, we are studying all the key story elements and the structure of a narrative. Students are then applying these skills independently in their own reading. They have practiced making claims and supporting them with textual evidence. These skills will help them become more independent readers who read for understanding. Throughout the unit, students read closely, took notes, and focused on identifying character traits, story elements, themes, and the problems and solutions presented in their books.

Writer’s Workshop: Baby Literary Essays 

In this unit, students are learning to state a clear opinion, claim, or thesis about a story or nonfiction text and support it with evidence. They are learning to craft a complete essay and organize their writing into well‑structured paragraphs. The unit emphasizes the importance of including a strong introduction and conclusion, and students are practicing revising and editing for clarity and coherence. Additionally, they are learning to use transitional words and phrases to effectively introduce their evidence.

Mathematics – How Many Miles

In this unit, students will learn to:

• identify shapes based on their relevant attributes and sort shapes into categories based on their attributes

•  justify why a shape belongs in a category

• measure area by counting unit squares

• compute area by multiplying given side lengths

• measure the area of an irregular shape by counting unit squares including decomposing and composing partial square units as needed.

Social Studies - In social studies, we completed the unit “How to Be a Global Citizen.” We have now started our science unit on weather and climate.