4 Day Week

Announcements: 

Wednesday, August 29th: PICTURE DAY
Friday, August 31: No School- Teacher in-service day
Monday, September 3: No School- Have a great Labor Day:)

 What we are learning during week 2: 

ELA
You should have received a parent letter explaining Wit and Wisdom. This is a program that pushes students in their fluency, vocabulary, and writing skills all within a daily 90-minute session. This week we will be diving into Lessons 1-4 which will introduce the idea of literal language versus figurative language.

In reading, students have set their AR goals. Be sure to ask them what personal goal they set and the steps they developed in order to be successful. It was great seeing where they want to go over the next 9 weeks.

In writing, we will be learning the steps to write a "painted" paragraph. This strategy will teach each student to use topic sentences, supporting evidence, and concluding sentences within their writing.

Social Studies
This week we will be continuing to refresh our map skills as well as build our own timeline. Through activities that include using world maps and maps of North America, students will revisit ideas like using cardinal and intermediate directions, labeling the seven continents, and working with the idea of global awareness. Additionally, students will be creating their own timelines. Throughout this process, students will be learning how to construct a timeline using equal intervals as well as all the different parts of a timeline.

HOMEWORK

Monday - Friday: Students need to read 20 minutes a night.