Math Test Tomorrow

Today we spent time going through our Unit 1 Math Review.  We also worked on whiteboards on concepts that we needed to reinforce and practice.  Students need to complete the rest of their review tonight.  Remember, test tomorrow!

In Writers' Workshop, we looked at My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother, by Patricia Polacco.  We loved how Polacco made us feel like we were in the story by using back and forth dialogue, so we tried this element of writers' craft out, too. Students were very creative with how they used this strategy in their personal narratives.

In Readers' Workshop, students payed close attention character thinking to infer and grow ideas about what those characters are like on the inside.  By utilizing these close reading strategies, students gather evidence and justify their character theories.

In Read Aloud, we used our productive talk moves to help us build on and bounce off of others' ideas, thereby creating a dialogue that critically examines elements of text.

In Word Study, students worked as a team to sort words based on letter relationships and similar patterns.

In Social Studies, students took a pre-assessment.  This assessment is not graded; it is simply in place to track student growth and inform instruction.

Homework:

• Math review due tomorrow
• Read 20 minutes  

Reminders:

• Unit 1 Math Test tomorrow
• No school Thursday, September 25.

Thank you,

Ms. Smith