No School Tomorrow

Today in Math Workshop, students took their Unit 2 pre-assessment.  These pre-assessments will provide me with information about what students know and may not know yet.   Unit 1 assessment grades will most likely come home next week.  Thank you for your patience!

In Writers' Workshop, we looked at mentor text. Goblins in the Castle, by Bruce Coville, to help implement another element of writer's craft.  Specifically students learned how to use "show, don't tell" to convey how characters feel on the inside.  We created this "cheat resource" (see below) to help us apply this strategy in our own personal narratives.  Tonight, ask your child to describe scared using "show, don't tell".

Instead of Readers' Workshop today, students took the SRI (Scholastic Reading Inventory) in the computer lab.  The SRI is a district wide assessment . While I was not able to instruct due to this assessment, book clubs did have time to meet and discuss plot, characters, and theme.  Books clubs are an avenue in which I can monitor comprehension and foster critical, deep thinking of texts.

In Social Studies, we returned to our close reading activity of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, "I Have a Dream Speech".  We are closely reading this primary source to help us infer and explain ideas about citizenship and patriotism.

Homework:

• Math homework due Friday
• Read 20 minutes  

Reminders:

• No school tomorrow.
• Planner check on Friday.  Please make sure you have reviewed and signed your child's planner.

Thank you,

Ms. Smith