Hello, Everyone! I hope the beginning of December finds you well. I know this is generally a crazy time of year for folks. Let me know if there are any absences due to travel coming up so I can prepare as best I can for your child. Some Language Arts activities are hard to send without instruction. In that case, your child will be given the appropriate amount of days to complete make up work.
Language Arts: We are continuing our author study of Chris Van Allsburg. So far the students are realizing that all his books seem to have some bit of magic or mystery to them. In addition, he does his own artwork, mostly pencil drawings that are phenomenal. The kids are also determining the changes the characters go through and the theme of each story. They are loving getting to find the author's dog, Fritz, hidden somewhere in each book. In writing we are completing our expository piece on which animals make the best pets. We will begin brainstorming for or next expository on Wednesday. Our new prompt will be about traditions they celebrate each year. It might help the kids a lot if you chat about your family traditions in the car or at the dinner table tonight and tomorrow. Many grammar skills are being revisited or taught this week, including commonly misspelled words (i.e. your, you're). Social Studies: This week the kids will begin learning about explorers who came through Texas. They will be creating a comic book about the journey of one of the explorers we study. Please continue to have your child read each night 25 or more minutes. You may also check out the helpful links tab at the top to find some websites for reading and writing extra practice. |
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