I am sorry that there wasn't a blog yesterday but I was home sick.
We are beginning our next Unit of Study - Information Books. The beginning parts of this unit will require a considerable amount of research on the famous person your child choose to write about. We did research for one week to get us started but now that the students are learning more about the structure of the chapters, they will need to do more research. MAP testing begins tomorrow and the computer lab and Chrome Book cart will be used for testing. Because of this the additional research will become homework. I have told students that they may count their research as their 20 minute reading time. Students may still be confused about what exactly to research but as we work our way through the lessons, it will become clearer to them. I sent home an example using Martin Luther King Jr. to help you understand what we are looking for, in case there are any questions. All students were required to check out a biography from the library, so students who do not have access to a computer may use this biography for their research.
Reading MAP test - Thursday morning. Please make sure that your child is well rested so that they can do their best. We have worked on goal setting for the MAP test. Your child knows the number they received in the fall and the growth number that MAP calculated for them for the end of the year. They set their own goal based on this data.
Homework:
Reading - 20 minutes - research time may count for this
Writing - find more facts about your famous person
Spelling - Describe Sort - we began spelling today instead of yesterday due to my absence
Math - study flashcards
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