Reading The students have been working hard on their first vocabulary activity from Charlotte's Web. They are using their dictionary skills to look up the meanings and choose the correct meaning as used in the story. They are also learning how to write good sentences to show they understand the meanings of words.
We will continue reading Charolotte's Web, and our focus strategy this week will be character traits. The students will choose inside traits that describe their characters and use clues from the story to prove them. Along with character traits, the students will continue to work on their prediction and self-monitor strategies as they are reading the story. They will keep a journal to show their understanding of the story events as well.
Don't forget that independent reading folders need to be turned in. This is counted as part of your grade. They should be turned in after 7 days of reading.
Language We will begin a unit in our English textbook which will review sentences. We will review what makes a good sentence and the different kinds of sentences-commands, exclamations, questions and statements.
Social Studies On Friday of this week, we will have a test over Chapter 4 in Unit 2 pages 102 - 123 in the textbook. . Land and Water in the Northeast - The students should be responsible for knowing all the vocabulary in the these lessons. They should be able to explain three details to show how Niagra Falls is important to the people in the Northeast Region.( The hydopower plants use the energy of the flowing water from the Niagra River to run mills and machines; Niagra Falls is the largest producer of electricity in New York State; Niagra Falls generates, makes, enough power to light 24 million 100 watt light bulbs at once. ) How are the Green Mountains and the White Mountains alike and different? (They both make up a part of the Appalachian Mountains, have heavy snowfall, and have many ski resorts. Different: The Green Mountains are named for their evergreen forests and run through Vermont; the White Mountains are named for their snow-covered peaks and extend from New Hampshire into the western part of Maine.) What is the sequence of preparing a cranberry bog? (The land must be cleared and leveled. Then it is covered with sand for good drainage. New cranberry plants are then pressed into the sand in the bogs. They are covered with water then drained and covered with water again. The cranberries float to the top in the fall and then are raked off their vines.) If you were a member of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, what could you do to help end the pollution and overfishing of the bay?
They should be sure to study their papers, along with the questions at the end of the textbook, and end of the lesson main idea questions.
Math We will learn the skill of subtraction across zeros this week. We will also learn how to add to check their differences. We will work on the problems solving strategy of Solve a Simpler Problem. We will go over the break apart and compensation strategies in order to give them other strategies to use in addition and subtraction. On Friday, we will be ready to review counting change. The students will learn to count change back from $20.00, $5.00, and $10.00 It would help them if to practice this skill at home since it is not an easy one to learn.
A test in math is planned for next Tuesday or Wednesday over chapter 2.
Science Click on Mrs. Sulima's name on our web page to find out what is going on in science. I hear the worm races were very exciting today!
Reminder: Early dismissal is on Wednesday. Dismissal will be at 11:00.
