Happy Friday, Families!
Each day was filled with lots of hard work! The students and I have both earned our three-day weekend! Way to go, Rockstars!
Reading:
We finished our class read-aloud, The Clue at Copper Harbor, and boy did we LOVE it!! We kept track of who the detectives were, what were the mysteries we were trying to solve, what clues did we have, who were the suspects, etc. We had so much fun talking about possible outcomes and who we thought was the guiltiest member of our suspect list! The most exciting part is when we learned that this book is one in a trilogy! I was happy to report to the kids today that I ordered our copies of The Mystery at Eagle Harbor and The Secret of Bete Grise Bay. Not only are these great mystery books, but they are even more special because they are based in our very own state of Michigan!
Writing:
This week we continued our work in personal essays by organizing our opinion statements and getting the first sentences of our two support paragraphs ready. These two sentences are referred to as "Parallel Structures". We organized this writing in the boxes and bullets visual organizer. Next week we will transition our opinion statement into our opening paragraph and from there transition our parallel structures into two support paragraphs! Here we go!
Math:
Today the students worked on their Unit 5 review and will be using it and a few other pages to help prepare themselves for the Unit 5 test on Tuesday. The test will be assessing areas such as place value, comparing big numbers (into the ten thousands), revisiting ballpark estimates, perimeter and area, and reading, writing, and comparing decimals and fractions. Along with the computation, your child will be answering an Open Response and Essay question. There is an example on the last page of their review. On it should be notes your child took when we talked about what was expected in a "5-point" answer. Things that should be included in their essay answers are examples, complete sentences, and an explanation of their thought process. Specifically to the problem on the review, I was looking for mention of place value (whole numbers ending in "s" and decimals ending in "ths"), whole numbers versus part of a number, and decimal point versus non-decimal numbers. I also showed the kids that they could make a T-chart showing the differences between whole numbers and decimals.
Any help you could provide your child as they prepared would be greatly appreciated! : )
Reminders:
*Please remember there is no school on Monday the 21st as we observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Also Friday the 25th is a half day!
Enjoy the three day weekend!!
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