Book Clubs!

In Readers' Workshop, students worked with their book club members to create a presentation that reflects the plot of their book. The purpose of our projects is to advertise our books so others want to read it as well.  So we want to hook our audience, but not give too much away; similar to a movie preview.  Ask your child what they're doing for their project.

In Writers' Workshop, students did the Developmental Writing Assessment (DWA).  The kids wrote these at the beginning of the year; now they're writing again to see growth and progress.  They'll continue this work tomorrow.

In Math Workshop, students found the perimeter and area of bread slices.  We used the crust to find perimeter and grid paper and the insides to identify area.

In Science, students watched an informational video produced by NASA explaining the Engineering Design Process.  Ask your child about the steps in this cycle.  This is very new to them so you might have to help them out... (Steps: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Experiment, Improve).

We finished The One and Only Ivan today! Check out this website based on the REAL Ivan: Click Here


Homework:

• Math homework:  Students have a choice for homework today.  They can either complete the paper worksheet sent home OR they can play First In Math for at least 20 minutes.
• Read 20 minutes 

Reminders:

• Please sign and returns Unit 2 Math Assessment at your earliest convenience.
• Play First in Math, if possible.  We are gaining ground.  Encourage your child to play over the next week.  We could come back from Thanksgiving in first place!

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Thank you,

Mrs. O'Neill