Out of Room Tomorrow

In Word Study, students played "Boggle".  We applied our knowledge of the word roots rupt and anti/ ant to form multi syllabic words. Ask your child what these word roots mean (A: to break and to work against something).  Have them generate some words using these word roots and explain what they most likely mean.

In Readers' Workshop, students learned to synthesize main ideas in paragraphs by putting "pop out sentences" in their own words.  When students can rephrase information in their own words, this helps us hold on to new information and synthesize what we read.  Encourage your child to read informational texts at home.  Have them identify the pop out sentence of a paragraph and put it in their own words.  Below are a few links to great information text websites:

• Discovery Education
• National Geographic
• Time for Kids

In Math Workshop, students noticed and noted properties of congruent polygons.  We used this understanding to help identify congruent figures and explain how they "turn": clockwise, or counterclockwise.  Students have homework coming home tonight, due tomorrow.

Students also took their x4 Fluency Quiz.  See our Fluency Stars below!

Homework: 

• Math homework 
• Flash cards (x4): 20 minutes (if not memorized yet)

• Read: 20 minutes

Reminders:

• Bank Day is tomorrow.  Please make sure you've signed your child's planner.
• I will be out of the building tomorrow.  Please direct any changes in dismissal, etc. to the office.  Thank you!

Classroom Supplies: Our class is completely out of dry erase markers.  We use these every single day. The kids and I would greatly appreciate and donations.  Thank you in advance for your generosity and support!

• Dry erase markers

Thank you,

Ms. Smith