Newsletter Week of April 1 2013
Newsletter Week of April 1 2013
Newsletter Week of April 1 2013
Whitley Wolves
Week of April 1, 2013
Stone Soup
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize Comprehension Skill: Make Inferences Writing Trait: Facts and Opinions Genre: Literary Text Folktale Grammar: Adjectives/Articles Spellling: prefixes (re, un, dis, pre, de)
Weekly Targets...
Beginning/Developing Skills LANGUAGE ARTS: -I can visualize text as I read independently. -I can take notes in a graphic organizer. -I can make inferences! -I can determine the moral or theme of a folktale -I can discover the meaning of unknown vocabulary. WRITING: -I solve number stories involving positive and negative integers. -I can multiply multi-digit numbers by 1 or 2 numbers -I can find factors of numbers. -I can interpret remainders in division problems. -I can solve extended multiplication facts to hundreds times hundreds. Developing/Secure Skills: -I can solve equal grouping and equal sharing number stories.. 4th Grade: -I can use a spinner and test probability. -I can split shapes into fractions. -I can convert fractions into decimals. -SCIENCE: -I can name the six simple machines. -I can explain the trade off rule. -I can build different models of gears and explain how they work. SOCIAL STUDIES: -I can determine research information on a state. -I can compare and contrast different sources of information. -I can take notes and site sources
UPCOMING EVENTS:
-I can discuss the 6 + 1 Traits, specifically Organization. -I can write use notes to create useful information for a reader. -I can create a clear and legible information book on a state. MATH: 3rd Grade - UNIT 9
August 24: Sing! Spring First Day of 3 April 8:15-8:45 School! Our Research Showcase! April 3 8:50-9:20 September Come visit our classroom 2: First to see what we have been working on! Vokis, Biocubes, Pen Pal Letters, Oh MY!
Preparing for the MAP test, your child should know these key terms: Factors, algorithm, negative, positive, division, remainder
BIRTHDAY BOARD!
No Birthdays
VOCABULARY:
ASK YOUR CHILD 1. What do you already know about your research state? 2. What happened in
Stone Stoup?