Writing:
We are finishing up our final copies of our how-to stories. Students have been carefully thinking about the entire process of how to do their activity and have written down explicit instructions. They also edited, revised, and are working on publishing so that they can share their expertise with someone else. Later in the week, we will get into the Halloween spirit by writing a diary entry from a bat! We will learn lots of interesting bat facts and change our perspective while writing. What would excite a bat enough to write a diary? The Diary of a Worm books by Doreen Cronin are our inspiration.
Reading:
To help us with our bat diaries, we will be reading lots of bat non-fiction books. Since we just finished our study of non-fiction text features, we will use what we learned to comprehend and learn from these books. We also will compare fiction books to nonfiction to point out the differences.
Math:
We are still working on telling time. This week, we are focusing on telling time to the minute. We will count by 5's to the nearest number and then count the individual hash marks to get to the minute. We will complete an I-spy activity, play Time Bump, and play time bingo to help us master the analog clock. Quiz your kid, ask them to read your watch to give them continued practice at home!
Social Studies:
We are working on timelines this week. We will make a timeline of different important inventions and a timeline of our school day. At the end of the week, students will research someone and make a timeline of their life to showcase what they learned.
Question of the week: Who was Cleopatra? Make a timeline of her life!
Reminders:
Red Ribbon Week- all next week. Daily events are written in kids' agendas.
Sock Hop: Friday, October 27th, 6pm
Halloween: no costumes at school!
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