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Literacy

Treasures:

This week, the children worked with digraphs (sh, th). Our close reading lessons this week focused on two books, Giving Thanks and Thanksgiving Then and Now. The children completed a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the two characters in, Giving Thanks. They used evidence from the text to support the similarities and differences they found between the two characters. The children reviewed Author’s Purpose with the reading of, Thanksgiving Then and Now. They decided the author’s purpose was to inform us about the similarities and differences between Thanksgiving then and now. They shared evidence from the text to support their choice. After our second reading, the children worked together to complete a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting our Thanksgiving to the very first Thanksgiving.

Grammar Packets:

The children worked with plural nouns again this week. They learned that some plural nouns do not end with -s or -es. These nouns use a new word to name more than one (mouse - mice). The children also worked with proofreading, they read a sentence and had to decide if it was written correctly or incorrectly. If it was written incorrectly they had to fix the errors.

Math

This week, we began Unit 4. This unit will focus on measurement. The children worked with measuring temperature using a thermometer. Later in the week, the children worked on measuring objects using non standard units, their personal foot, a standard foot, and a 12 inch ruler. They measured objects to the nearest foot and to the nearest inch. The children recorded their measurements using approximation language. My pencil is about 6 inches. The bookshelf is a little more than 4 feet.

Social Studies

To wrap up our Thanksgiving Unit the children used all of their graphic organizers to create a book titled, The Wampanoag, the Pilgrims, And Me. Each child wrote down the facts they learned over the last couple weeks about the Pilgrims and Wampanoag.

After, they illustrated their book to give the reader additional information.

The children took turns reading their books to one another.

They are very excited to share their book with you over Thanksgiving break! The children also wrote a short piece about how they celebrate Thanksgiving with their family.

Star Student

James was our star student this week. Thanks James for sharing all about you!

Royal Reader

A special thank you to James’ Mom, she joined us this week as our Royal Reader. The children really enjoyed listening to the two stories that Mrs. Moreth read, Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book and Children Make Terrible Pets.