Tuesday, October 29th will be the first day of the second quarter of the school year! The students told me the other day that, "Time really flies when we're having fun!" It's just so true.
School time during November, December, and January can be quite a challenge when trying to keep the students engaged. There will be many short weeks and "breaks" in our continuity, as well as holidays, family gatherings and travel for some of you. Please remind your child to bring the same level of interest and focus to school after a long weekend or break from school. Thank you for your continued educational support at home!
In the second quarter of school, we will be focusing on new units of study! Language Arts instruction will be based on a new genre, historical fiction, paired with the comprehension strategy of "visualization." After completing our non-fiction books, students will begin studying how to create a setting in their next piece of writing. We will also take a closer look at the mechanics of writing and using editing skills. Computation- both addition and subtraction- will be the biggest focus during math. Students will use what they have learned about place value and comparing numbers, as well as several new strategies to develop the concepts needed to understand computation of large numbers. The scientific process will be the next step in science, as well as another look at our worm environments. (Yes, indoor composting with worms is stinky business! We're learning to reduce the amount of food needed and also reduce the number of fruit flies!) Economics will follow as our next social studies unit. A study of world explorers and how civilizations are established will be one of our favorite topics this year!
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