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3-11-16 Newsletter

A RECAP OF OUR WEEK & A GLIMPSE INTO NEXT WEEK

Math – We finished up Chapter 6 which covered Two-Digit Addition and Subtraction. We reviewed on Friday and will review a bit more on Monday before we take the chapter assessment.

Next Week:  Organize and Use Graphs (We’ll begin this on Tuesday.)

Language Arts –

Main Reading Selection – Mister Bones: Dinosaur Hunter by Jane Kurtz

Next Week: The Lady in the Moon by Lily Wong Fillmore

Phonics – oa and ow make the long o sound; 3-letter blends (scr, spl, etc.)

Next Week: long i sound made by ie and igh; kn and wr

Grammar – adjectives that describe size

Next Week: Adjectives that describe what kind

Comprehension Strategy – Author’s Purpose

Next Week: Realism and Fantasy

Religion – We’ve been discussing St. Patrick.

Next Week: We’ll once again focus on Lent and, specifically, Palm Sunday.

Our Week (some of it) In Pictures

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Digging for Treasure – Using special tools (toothpicks, brushes, and files) we carefully excavated the chocolate chips from their cookies. This helped us learn first-hand how scientists use great care when digging for bones and fossils.

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For Heritage Week, our class will be decorating our door to represent the country of Croatia. Doing some research on our assigned country…

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Working in Small Math Groups with Mrs. Berry and out of Math Tubs with Mrs. Valentino…

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