Weekly Update 3/28

I hope you had a wonderful weekend! For those that celebrate, I hope you had a nice Easter with your families. We are looking forward to a full week of school! 

Our writing blocks will be spent continuing our Poetry unit. This week your child will have the opportunity to write some final drafts of their poems. We will also be going to the computer lab to create Word Splash poems. The children will also write a letter to their Third Grade Buddy telling about themselves and asking their buddy questions about Crisafulli and Third Grade. I know this will create a lot of excitement about the upcoming year! 

We will start the week in Math by taking the Unit 7 Assessment. By mid-week, we will be ready to begin Unit 8 which focuses on geometry and arrays. The children will describe attributes of 2-dimensional shapes and will identify shapes that have certain attributes while playing a game called Shape Capture. 

Last week, we traveled to the beautiful continent of Australia. In the computer lab, we will be exploring the Great Barrier Reef and typing facts about the plants and animals that live in and around the coral reef. 

During reading groups, we will continue our work with paraphrasing factual information. This will help the children as we move into our last writing unit of the year on Informational Writing. The steps for paraphrasing are:

1. Read: Read the fact. 

2. Stop: What are the important words?

3. Think: How can I say it differently?

4. Tell: Tell the fact in your own words. 

Upcoming Dates:

April 7th - We will be walking the trail to Crisafulli to attend the 5th Grade Chorus performance

April 12th- School Store for 2nd Grade 

April 13th- Early Release for Professional Development