Reading: This week we continued building stamina during Daily 5. We added Word Work and Read to Someone. I continued assessing the students while they were working during Daily 5. We also continued learning about context clues. The students made up their own words and put them in sentences. The class then had to use context clues to figure out the meaning of their word.
Spelling: The students received their spelling lists. We will be having a spelling test on September 3rd.
Writing: This week we learned about how to write an opinion paper. We began with a taste test between mint Oreos and berry Oreos. The mint won by a landslide! We then discussed opinion sentence starters and transition words. Next, we used our information from our graphic organizer to write our paragraphs. We will continue with opinion writing next week by learning how to use facts to support our opinions.
Cursive: We learned 8 new letters (s,u,v,w,x, b, h, k). The students are loving learning how to write in cursive!
Grammar: This week we learned about verbs and adverbs. Next week will we learn about adjectives to complete the parts of speech. There will be an assessment on all the parts of speech on Thursday.
Projects: The students were put in groups and are starting to write their scripts about their Tribe agreement.
** Remember that book orders are due on September 3rd. You may order online or send in a check or cash. If you send in cash please send in exact change.
