I have lots to share with you this week. Thank you so much for coming to our Writing Celebration! The children really enjoyed showing off all of their hard work! I am so proud of the transformations they made as writers.
Housekeeping:
***Wednesday is our Thanksgiving Luncheon. Thank you for sending in your RSVP. If you are unable to make it the lunch, I will be there to eat with your child so don't worry!****
A Day in the Life of Your Child:
We've been working very diligently to connect our learning to our upcoming Case Study theme: Agents of Change.
In Social Studies, we have almost completed our work on three (there are nine total) of our historical figures. We have learned about women's suffrage through the Bio of Susan B. Anthony, America's Independence through the Bio of Paul Revere, and Freedom through the Bio of Frederick Douglass. We have discussed how these 3 great figures showed courage and diligence to overcome obstacles & social barriers.
In Reading & Writing, we have begun our work on Non-fiction text. In this unit, we will learn about NF text features like maps, diagrams, captions, italics, boldface, and text boxes. We will also learn about the structures of NF text such as compare/contrast, question/answer, problem/solution and chronological order.
In Math, we are working on using strategies to solve 1 and 2-step word problems.We are using the CUBES method.
In Science, we finished learning about the adaptations of plants. Mrs. Ericson (Finn's mom) came to show us carnivorous plants and the children were able to dissect a pitcher plant to see all the insects inside.
WRITING CELEBRATION
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| Dekalb History Center |
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| NF Jots and Math Problem Solving |
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