Reading Workshop
We wrapped up Unit 2 last week. We learned readers know that secondary characters often teach the main characters something. We discussed how Opal (the main character from Because of Winn-Dixie) learned to love what she had in her life and let go of what she no longer had from the secondary character, Gloria Dump. Students also learned readers can expect to learn alongside their characters. For example, we discussed how Opal learned to not be so quick to make judgments about people but to get to know people first. We decided this was a good lesson in our own lives. At the end of the week, students completed the Visible Thinking activity 4 C's. This culminating activity helped students share their thinking about the challenges, concepts, connections, and changes from Because of Winn-Dixie.
Writing Workshop
Students completed their first piece of published writing. They wrote their final published personal narrative in a book and included illustrations. We will be able to share these published stories with you at conferences. As students finished their published narratives, they had an opportunity to do some free writing. They wrote about creating a new Sesame Street character and invented a new candy bar.
Math
We finished Unit 2. At this point students have learned all of the basic multiplication facts. Please continue to practice these at home. If your child knows his/her basic facts, word problems will be much easier to solve! Students took the Unit 2 test. Please look for your child's score to be uploaded to FreshGrade by tomorrow. We will begin Unit 3 tomorrow as well, which focuses on measurement.
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