update 11-1

Happy November 1st!  Fiction continues this week as we explore realistic fiction.  In class today, we read with partners a story called Weslandia.  It was about a boy who didn't fit in and created his own civilization.  By being true to himself, he had lots of friends who became interested in him!  Ask your child about it.

We will continue to compare stories in the same genre and discuss themes.  Ask your child about the book Those Shoes that we read together.  We learned the power of kindness and staying true to yourself through that book.    Here's a link to the video for it. 




We also are reading aloud together The Boys Start the War.  I will read the first six chapters aloud and then kids can choose to finish the book if interested.    Today we read chapter 4. 

Weekly Ten is this Friday (Formative) for reading.  Two short passages and questions.  All kids will use computers to answer the questions, but will have the choice on whether to read online or on paper.  Tomorrow, we are answering some questions on a Google Form.

In writing, we are working on personal narratives.  We reflected on a turning point in our live when we learned a lesson about something.  Those were drafted yesterday and were typed in Google Classroom.  There were some powerful moments!  We also finished our Monster Design Projects.  Those turned out very creative!  The kids designed a monster and then wrote a description of it.  Next week, we will look at the three narratives we have drafted and start to revise them and make them better.