A Sneak Peek At Our Week ...

• Writing:  After focusing on strong leads and endings last week, this week students will continue revising their personal narratives.  They will focus on revising different parts of the body of their narratives.

• Math: Multiplication and division are two main focuses of the week.  Then, students will apply their knowledge of different math concepts taught during prior/current units of study when participating in the "World Tour" lessons.  In these lessons, students compare Chicago with other cities around the world.  Lastly, student learning will focus on number stories and number sentences near the end of the week.  

• Interactive Read-Aloud:  We will continue reading There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom.  Students will focus on two main characters from the text, learning about who they are "deep down."  They will pay attention to their words, thoughts, appearance, actions, and what others say about them to infer what type of character they are.  

• Reading:  Early this week, students will finish their focus on using context clues when reading and take an in-class assessment over this strategy.  For the remainder of the week, the reading focus will be on main ideas and details.  

• Science:  This week will end students' learning in the Water Unit.  There will be a science test over this unit early next week.  A study guide will be sent home beforehand.