Happy New Year! I hope you all had a
relaxing and enjoyable vacation!
A look at the week ahead…
Writing
We will begin our unit on Opinion
Writing. Students will learn to write opinion pieces in which they
introduce the topic they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons
that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., because, and, also)
to connect their opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement. Our
first assignment will be reviewing a restaurant.
Reading
In reading, we will continue working
in small, guided groups at the students’ instructional level. Our focus will be on making connections while
reading as a tool to help with comprehension.
The children will be encouraged to make text-self, text-text, and
text-world connections.
Math
Our focus this week is going to be
on learning the vertical addition algorithm. The students will learn how to set
up the problem correctly and the steps needed to solve 2 and 3 digit problems
with this strategy. This is the "old school" way of adding with
carrying that many of us learned in school.
Content Areas
In Science, we will resume our unit
on Matter. This week's focus will be on the 6 properties (color, shape, size,
odor, texture, weight) of science and how to sort solids, liquids, and gases by
those properties.
I am looking forward to keeping you
connected to our classroom via this blog. I hope you find it helpful!
Thanks - this is incredibly helpful to know.
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