I Have A Dream!

In Math Workshop, students used what their number sense and understanding of place value to solve real world problems regarding elapsed time.  At one of the stations today, students engaged in "Subtraction Race" whereby students raced to see who could subtract the quickest.  This particular station is meant to increase students' fluency and confidence with subtraction. Students have homework coming home today, due tomorrow.

In Writers' Workshop, students noticed and noted characteristics of effective personal narratives.  We will begin incorporating these elements of writer's craft into our own true stories.

In Readers' Workshop, students payed close attention to what characters say to help them infer ideas about their character traits.  Tonight, when your child is reading, have them point out something the main character said; have them tell you what they learned by paying attention to that dialogue.

In Social Studies, we spent time engaging in a close reading activity where we examined part of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, "I Have A Dream Speech".  Over the next few days, we will use what we learn from closely reading his speech to infer ideas about patriotism and citizenship.

In Word Study, students studied groups of -y words with suffixes to discover why some y's change to i's and some do not.  Ask your child about it tonight (A: If there's a vowel preceding the y, it stays a y)!

Homework:

• Math homework due tomorrow
• Read 20 minutes  

Reminders:

• Unit 1 Math Test: Tuesday, September 23.
• Planner check tomorrow

Thank you,

Ms. Smith