Dec. 17-20

We will have our buddies, a mime presentation and a great choir performance in school this week!  This is a great way to end the semester on a high note!

WRITING:
We will have no spelling words this week to test over.  I know the class will be so upset!

This week, we will focus on letter writing and making lists.  Whether our letter is a persuasive one to our parents, a reindeer job application, a poem to a cup of hot, delicious cocoa, or telling the season Winter what it means to you, the students can enjoy thinking outside the traditional holiday box.

READING:
Daily 5 will continue along with guided reading groups. The class has enjoyed making inferences this past week and we will continue to study main idea and making predictions.  We will point our the difference between main idea and supporting details in a reading passage.

MATH:
This week is a review of all things math!  We will review with some winter themed math games to cover all the topics we introduced this semester.  To end the week, we will have our math benchmark.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Our study on historical figures is coming to a close.  Our class did a great job on researching, writing a final report and creating a visual for their project.  It's time to present them to the class!  My hope is this project had the students thinking about what their contribution in their life will be.

REMINDERS:
Dec. 17 - Family Art Night
Dec. 19 - Class Holiday Party
Dec. 20 - Last Day of Fall Semester
Dec. 21- Jan.6 - No School