Jan. 9-12

Reading: We began reading Scholastic News and answering questions on paper.  The students will not have an assignment on Edmodo again this next week.  

The students are working on answering their questions completely by using evidence based terms and restating the question.  

We also worked on finding the main idea and supporting details of an article.  This is something that will transfer into writing a summary. 

Students received their new spelling words.  They will have a test on Thursday, January 19th.

Writing:  The students have started informational writing. They each picked a type of extreme weather to research and write about.  

Grammar:  We reviewed contractions.  The students practiced putting the apostrophe in the correct spot as well as writing the two words that make up a contraction. 

Projects:  We are learning about the different Earth systems and how they relate to weather. 

Misc:
Your child may bring in headphones if they would like to listen to the videos on Scholastic News.