Book Fair is this week...the kids enjoyed previewing and being able to purchase books. Thanks to the PTO for running and organizing this!
In Reading, we continue to work on story structure and comparing two stories in the same genre. The genres we have studied are science fiction, realistic fiction, folktales, and fairy tales. Ask your child about the different stories we have read. Picture books have been used a lot in class and the kids seem to enjoy listening and reading these. Some books we have read are shown below.
A summative is this Friday to finish up our fiction unit. It will consist of two stories with questions and an essay for kids to type in class. This week in class, we have also been talking how our characters have changed in our self-selected books. Please make sure your child is reading at least 20 minutes a night to help with this good habit.
Last Friday, in reading, we worked on writing quality responses. The kids had to "grade" the responses and put them in order from best to the one that needed the most work. Then, they had to rewrite the one that needed work to improve it. A sample is below.
In writing, we are finishing up working on personal narratives next week. Zooming in on a small moment was discussed and kids have written three drafts: one about a special person, special place, and a turning point. This week we worked on revising these pieces and writing good introductions for them.
For Veteran's Day, the kids wrote letters that Mrs. Will then distributed. Kids who knew relatives were encouraged to deliver them to those special people in their lives. A sample letter is below. These kids are amazing and doing great things!!
