Readers’ Workshop
This week we are continuing to study nonfiction texts, focusing on
identifying what is important. As
readers, we must determine the difference between what is interesting and what
is truly important. We will be working
to summarize the main idea, or message of nonfiction texts. In class, we will be working through texts,
modeling and practicing how good readers stop and think about what they have
read, asking questions, inferring, and synthesizing information. Make sure your child practices this deep
thinking at home during their 20 minutes of nightly reading!
Writers’ Workshop
Finished rough drafts were
due today. It is important that students have
their draft ready for peer conferencing and editing this week. Do you know how your child is progressing through the phases of
the writing process for report writing? Have they shown you their finished draft? Have they begun to print out, search for, or draw pictures for
each of their chapters? Are they ready to edit at school with
their partner? Visit the blog with them and take a
look at some sample work. How does their
work compare to the samples?
Skills Block
Our spelling homework and
quiz are based on list 15 this week.
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