Hello families! I hope everyone is enjoying a relaxing beginning of break. As I told our students, I always miss them when we are apart! I am excited for many stories when they return. I have been thankful for the nice weather so far! I’ve been spending time with a good book from the library!
These past two weeks students have worked diligently on their SBACs. I was amazed by their focus and their use of strategies that we have learned throughout the year. They really did their best on the test and need this well-deserved break. In reading we are continuing on with Because of Winn-Dixie. We are beginning to focus on how secondary characters help our main characters grow. Yes, there are main characters who face problems in stories, but they never face problems alone. This group has fallen in love with independent reading. Often they ask for more time and I always see students trying to finish that one last sentence before they have to move on to writing. In writing we are working on typing up our literary essays. Students should be able to explain the structure of an essay to you and how there are many parts: an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion. We have been using the PEEL strategy for writing convincing body paragraphs. This strategy states that you need to make a point that relates to your thesis, cite evidence to prove your point, explain the relevance of your evidence, and link your paragraph back to your thesis statement. In math we are continuing to work on the development of understanding of fractions. We have been working on skills such as comparing fractions, finding equivalent fractions,and placing fractions on the number line. When we return from break we will be finishing up our literary essays, continuing to work through Because of Winn-Dixie, and will be going on a field trip to the Fleming Museum! Upcoming Dates: April 30 Donations and Permission Slips for the Fleming Trip are due May 3 Trip to the Fleming Museum (we are looking for two chaperones to join us on this trip!) May 3-4 Orchard Tag Sale May 8 Third Grade Concert 8:20
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