News From Mrs. Rowe and Mr. Miller
Just a quick reminder, spring begins today. Students will return to school on
Monday, March 28 after the week off. We hope that you all enjoy the time
away. We had a great week here at school with many fun filled events from
the Dodgeball tournament on Thursday to the puppet show on Friday.
As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to email us.
Mrs. Angela Rowe & Mr. Dave Miller
March 18, 2016
Reading & Writing Workshop
In reading workshop we started looking at
non-fiction texts from a different perspective
as readers. We are working on explaining how
an individual interacts/reacts to other
individuals, events, ideas, and/or concepts in
non-fiction. This is a tricky concept and we
are taking it slow, one step at a time.
Math Workshop
In math workshop we started learning
how to convert units of
measurement (customary and
metric). We have touched on
capacity, length, mass, and
weight.
In writing workshop we are continuing to think
about argumentative/opinion writing. This
week we really linked some of our earlier
learning this year to our writing. We have been
thinking about word choice as we begin to
craft our arguments. Students have started
to think about word choice in relation to
connotation.
Science
We revisited ecosystems this
week. We will continue this after
break as we talk about animals
and their role in the ecosystem.
We will then shift to Social
Studies where we will learn about
explorers.
Word Study
This week in word study we took a short break
away from units and focused on some fun word
study activities (making big words, word ladders,
and other word games).
Important Dates to Know
March 21-25: Spring Break
April 12-13: Language Arts State Tests
April 21: Family Night, No Homework
April 25-29: Book Fair
April 26-27: Math State Tests
April 28-29: Science State Tests
April 28: Related Arts Night 5:30-7:00pm