This week not only marks the end of our reading Theme 3 but also the end of the 2nd nine weeks. We will be wrapping up many things this week.
Reading
This week students will not have a focus or story as we will review skills and strategies we have studied this theme. We will review following directions and cause and effect. Students will have a performance task on each skill as well as their theme 3 benchmark test on Thursday.
Students also need to make sure their reading logs are up to date as they will need 33 completed reading logs in order to attend the reading celebration for the 2nd nine weeks.
There are no vocabulary or spelling words this week.
Writing
This year students will get to publish their own book in Writer's Workshop. This is a great opportunity for students to see the actual book publishing process from beginning to end. This week students will begin brainstorming and planning what they want to publish for this project. Ask your child what they are thinking about writing.
Upcoming dates:
January 19............end of 2nd nine weeks
January 20............Planning day...no school
January 25............Early dismissal
Until next time,
R.O'Steen
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