Happy, Happy Friday!! Can you believe there are only 6 weeks left of this school year!?
Writing: This week in writing, we began our literary essay unit. The kids chose a book that has a strong main character and are in the beginning stages of putting together their first literary essay. We have focused on our these statements, reasons, and evidence this week. This is tough work, but the kiddos have done a great job of rising to the occasion!
Reading: In reading this week we concluded our test preparation unit. We practiced using context clues and breaking apart words to find the definition. We also looked at text features and brainstormed a variety of sources that could be used for different types of research. We are going to put all of these skills into action during our ELA MAP testing next week!
Math: In math this week, we have been working on doing a spiral review of the concepts that we have covered throughout this year. Fractions is a big topic that we have been working on this week. Please keep encouraging your kiddos to practice their facts!
MAP Test Schedule
Our class will be testing on the following days:
4/18, 4/19, 4/20, 4/28, and 4/29
If your child does not already have headphones/ earbuds here at school please make sure to send a pair in before MAP testing begins (Monday). They will need them for certain sections of the test. If you are not able to provide them, please let me know. Also, if you haven't sent in a letter for your child to help encourage them before we begin testing, you can still send it in with them on Monday or email me it and I would be happy to print it out for them! Thanks!
Enjoy the weather this weekend!
Sincerely,
Miss DiFranco
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