Hello 4TD Families, 

I hope everyone had a nice weekend. Take a peek into each subject below:

Literacy

We will continue Module 1: Poetry, Poets, and Becoming Writers. We will keep analyzing poetry with the book Love The Dog. Students will read and discuss Jack’s journal entries to determine key events and his feelings, using gist statements, vocabulary strategies, and an anchor chart to deepen comprehension. Students will revisit and improve their poem summaries using peer feedback and an anchor chart outlining effective summary criteria. Students will then closely read and visualize a stanza of Blake’s “The Tiger,” analyze its poetic features and compare it to Jack’s revised poem to explore how poetic elements influence writing. Students will compare and contrast a poem and a prose version of “The Tiger” using a graphic organizer, discuss similarities and differences with partners and the whole class, reflect on reading strategies, and self-assess their understanding. Students will read and discuss Jack’s emotional responses to writing about pets, using text evidence to analyze how he feels. Students will also explore Valerie Worth’s poem “dog” through multiple readings, sketching, and acting to identify poetic characteristics and deepen comprehension. Students will identify the poem’s theme and supporting details, then write and share a summary. 

Math

We will wrap up Topic 1: Place Value. We will review rounding and reading/writing numbers through one million in expanded form, with numerals, and using number names. We review the relationship between adjacent digits in a multi-digit number and how to compare multi-digit numbers. We will test Topic 1 then move into Topic 2: Fluently Add and Subtract Multi-digit Whole Numbers. 

All Block

We start writing personal narratives during our All Block. We will brainstorm ideas and begin the planning process. We will practice working in small groups and doing rotations.  We will also assess where our phonics/morphology skills are at so we can appropriately plan differentiated lessons! 

Social Studies

During our Social Studies period we will finish up our iReady assessments. We will review how to read nonfiction articles and/or age-appropriate current events. We are starting our first STEAM rotation next week, so will hold off on starting a Social Studies unit until then. 

SEL

Ms. Sadow will be joining us again this week to continue our conversation on school rules and expectations. We will focus on managing overwhelming emotions and clarifying conflict vs. bullying. 

We are looking forward to a great week!

Stephanie Toledo and Tara DiGiovanni