Happy New Year and welcome back to school! We are proud of the growth our students made during semester one and look forward to seeing the progress they will continue to make towards meeting their assigned standards during second semester.
Dolvin Elementary remains at the top of the Final Four reading competition with a lead of over 20,000 points. We look forward to having our students continue their reading success and moving on to the next round from 90 schools to the top 17 schools at the end of January. Reading: This semester we will continue working on non-fiction reading. All students will be learning about text structures and why authors choose to use certain text structures when they are writing. These text structures include description, chronological and sequential order, problem and solution, cause and effect, and compare and contrast. Grammar: Some students will be reviewing the four types of sentences including declarative (statement), interrogative (question), exclamatory (exclamation), and imperative (command). This will lead into their study of coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS which stands for for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) and will lead to writing compound sentences. Spelling: Students will be working on sort 19 this week which covers unusual past tense patterns for verbs. There WILL be a quiz on this Friday. Writing: This week students will be working in teams to do a class presentation on the European explorer they chose for their report. We will then begin writing constructive responses to two non-fiction articles on similar topics. This type of writing was introduced last quarter and uses the TEACH method (Topic Sentence, evidence from the texts, additional evidence from the texts, have another look, and conclusion.) Homework All students should be reading for a minimum of 30 minutes/two lessons per week on I-Ready reading. Students should be practicing writing and reading their spelling words and practicing on Spelling City as well. All students are expected to read for the Final Four every night by logging into Class Link/Launchpad and logging in with their 10-digit student ID and 8-digit birthdate. This CAN count as their daily reading. I will be sending home a practice sheet tomorrow in students CJ folders for conjunctions. Dates to Remember: 1/ 6/20 – Second semester of school begins. PBIS pep rally to review school-wide behavior expectations. 1/9/20 – Third grade In-house field trip “Georgia Rocks” 1/10/20 – Dolvin Spirit Day 1/13/20 – Report cards sent home Happy Birthday to: Lachlan Jan. 26 Allen Jan. 28
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Archives
November 2021
|