Reading In reading this week the students will learn about the 4 types of questions: Right There, Think and Search, Author and You (inferential), and On Your Own. Each day this week the students will read passages and determine the kind of questions asked. They will then write their own questions.
We will also begin reading Charlottes' Web this week.
English The students will continue to edit and revise their picture books. They will be working on their final books and sharing them with the class.
Science As you know the students have been working on a "wormy" unit. For more details go to Mrs. Sulima's blog. She will be working with the children in science during this unit.
Social Studies We begin our tour through the Northeast by stopping in Niagra Falls. You may want to ask your child what they remember about Niagra Falls. Where are they located?(on the boarder of the U.S. and Canada between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie) How did they get there? (When the glaciers melted they carved out the Great Lakes and the Niagra Gorge. The Niagra River plunges into the gorge.) How do the Falls help people in New York and Canada? ( Niagra Falls produces hydropower, power formed by the energy of flowing water, the hydropower plants take in water through tunnels to produce hydroelectricty for millions of people in New York and Canada.)
We will also tour the Appalachian Trail. The students will map out the trail through the many states that it runs through from Katahdin,Maine all the way south to Springer Mountain, Georgia.
The beautiful Northeast coastline sights will also be studied. What coastline sights would you see if you took a boat ride from Maine to Maryland?
Math In math on Tuesday, we will have a quiz on finding patterns and making tables to help find the patterns. They will have to write a t-chart explanation to explain one of their problems.
We will then begin a unit on adding and subtracting whole numbers and money. I hope everyone is reviewing their addition and subtraction facts. We will begin taking timed tests on Friday of this week. The students will get two minutes to solve 40 basic addition problems. A grade will be taken on their facts each week. They will start with 10 points. If they pass out the first time, their grade is a ten out of 10. Every day they do not pass, 1 point will be deducted.
