A Sneak Peek into Our Week

Literacy:  Today, students took part 1 of the final unit assessment for our Main Idea & Summarizing unit.  They will finish part 2 tomorrow. During the writing block, students will work on writing an opinion piece.  Students will learn to support their thesis with research, reasons, and examples.  

Math: Yesterday, we began Everyday Math Unit 3.  In this unit, students explore fraction equivalence and compare and order fractions using different representations. They then extend their understanding of fractions to decimals, comparing and ordering decimals using the same methods as for comparing fractions.  I will cover Lessons 3.1-3.5 this week, so you can expect correction.

Social Studies:  This week, we began our second social studies unit.  Students will use a text titled, Just Add Water.  They will need this to reference often during the unit.  I've linked the title to Amazon if you'd like to purchase a book to keep at home.  

Social Thinking: Please ask your child to tell you about our Social Thinking time with Ms. Jacobson.  She visits our classroom every Tuesday afternoon to teach us about Super-Flex and the Unthinkables.  The curriculum helps students develop further awareness of their own thinking and social behaviors and learn strategies to help them develop better self-regulation across a range of behaviors.