Newsletter Week of August 28th

Good morning parents,

I hope you all had a great weekend. Just a friendly reminder that we have three days of school next week. It was a busy week in 3AH, we have been building our stamina in reading and writing, and have set goals for how much we hope to accomplish in a session. This week will begin on a day 3 and finish on day 5.

Reading

Students will begin to set clear reading goals such as the amount of pages read during independent reading time and track their progress towards these goals. Students will also learn how to work with their reading partner to become even better readers.

Writing

Students will learn that writers use descriptive details of movement, sounds, actions, etc. to show the story rather than tell it. Students will also write using a storyteller’s voice.

A storyteller’s voice shows not tells

-describing the actions that took place

-using dialogue

-describing what we saw, smelled, tasted or felt

-describes what the storyteller sees around him/ her

Math

Students will continue to practice time to the nearest minute as well as solve elapsed time word problems. One strategy is to use a number line with the start and end time.

Social Studies

Students will learn how to use map keys and the compass rose to interpret and gain information from various maps.

Please take a minute to look at our ES Parent Learning Connection. Here you will find information and resources of our units in Mathematics and Literacy.

Week of August 28th and September 4th. Please complete 3 activities and bring to share on Thursday, September 7th.

Math: School starts at 8:00 and finishes at 2:45. Zain says we are at school for 6 hours and Aurora says we are at school for 6 hours and 45 minutes. Who is correct? Prove it with words, pictures, and/or numbers.	Language arts: Find a book at home that you believe to be a good fit or within reach book. Explain to someone how you know your book is just right for you. Then, record your start and finish times and the number of pages you read at home.	Language arts: Watch 5 minutes of your favorite TV show with your child, but turn the sound off and practice storytelling to each other what is happening.  Make sure you include: dialogue, details, actions and inner thinking.
Math: Practice your fact fluency (addition or subtraction numbers 1-20) Flashcards, online, games, worksheets, cards.	Social Studies: List the times you have used a map. How do maps help us?	Other: Play a board game with your family.

Remember: Reading is just what we do. It is expected each night.