This week's Agenda

This week's agenda:                                                    Week of: October 10th - 13th

Writing: Writer's Workshop: Students will continue adding detail to their memory kernals. (plan for personal narratives)
Grammar: Students will continue noticing Vivid Verbs (past and present tenses) from various mentor texts.  They will also practice editing their own writing, focusing on verbs, nouns, capitalization rules, and correct end punctuation.
Word Study: This week the students will not receive a new word list, but instead will practice applying previous spelling patterns in their writing.
Reading: Reader's Workshop: Students will practice questioning and thinking while reading from non-fiction text.

Math: Students will continue practicing rounding numbers to the 10's and 100's places and problem solving using examplars.  They will also begin addition and subtraction using model drawing.  Please continue practicing addition and subtraction facts at home. 
Science: Students will review temperature and reading themometers using celcius.
Look for pictures and postings of their next experiments,
Social Studies: Students will continue learning about different responsibilities of leaders in our communities and beyond. We will also continue reviewing our Eagle Expectations.

Writing Prompt

The students watched this video as a prompt for a quick write.  They were able to write about a time that was funny or happy for them.  After the students wrote a quick write in their writer's notebooks, they had an opportunity to share with the class.  Enjoy this video with you child and let them share with you their happy memory.

Memory Kernel

Last week my class successfully wrote their first Memory Kernel.  What is a memory kernel? Please ask your child about the memory kernel that they are using as a plan for their personal narrative essay.  This week we will continue working on the memory kernel by adding details to the beginning, middle and end  of their personal narrative essay.  I am hoping to have student samples posted on our blog soon.  I have a classroom full of amazing authors and I can't wait to read their stories.