Parents,
I hope you and your students had a
restful and enjoyable Thanksgiving break! We have three more weeks of
instruction and then another break (two weeks this time!) As we reach the last
stretch of the semester, we will be touching on several new topics. Also, I
have a few announcements regarding homework. See below.
Reading
Before the break we discussed Main Idea
in Nonfiction texts. This week we will be covering what we call “paired
passages,” which is when we read similar stories across genres and find
similarities/differences between the texts. Students will be asked to
compare/contrast plots, character traits/feelings, etc.
Writing
This is a very important week in Writing. We will be introducing
Expository writing, which asks the students to argue (more or less) a point to
their reader. This week we will look at how Expository writing is organized,
and we will begin drafting our expository paper about our favorite time of the
year. This week, we will be discussing thesis statements, hooks, topic
sentences, supporting details and conclusion statements. If you have any
questions about this, please reach out to me.
Sight Words
Parents, last week only a handful of students turned in sight word
homework. Remember that it will be turned in on Friday with the Reading Logs. I
am only asking students to complete about 25 minutes per night of homework.
Please make sure that they are doing so.
Sight Word Work is due at the end of each week (on Fridays!)
Monday: Write each word 5 times
each
Consider
Consider
Consider
Consider
Tuesday: Write each word using
stairstep spelling ( students should know what this is)!
c
co
cop
copy
Wednesday: Write each sight word in a sentence.
The property is normally closed off to the public.
Thursday: Define each sight word and
provide a synonym and antonym if possible.
replace: to swap out or exchange
This weeks Sight Words:
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support
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prevent
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concern
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brag
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patient
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random
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achievement
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humble
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proud
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