A Peek At Our Week
February 16-19
Reading
Homework journals are due this week on your child's normal day.
This week we begin a new unit in Reading:
Persuasive Texts
- Purposes and Types
- Persuasive Techniques: Senses, Emotions, Logic
- More Persuasive Techniques
- Topic and Main Idea Argument
Language Arts/Writing
Fictional Writing Unit
- Planning and Writing Scenes
- Drafting Heart of Story
- Drafting
- Studying Published Leads
- Free Write Friday
This week in Revising and Editing the skill covered will be Edit Dialogue.
Spelling
There will not be spelling this week. We will pick up with our normal two week cycle next Monday.
Social Studies
This week we begin a new unit in Social Studies:
19th Century: Civil War and Reconstruction Causes
Classroom News/Upcoming Events
Thank you so much for all of the amazing gifts you sent in for Valentine's Day! Y'all are so thoughtful and generous! We had a wonderful day and I am so grateful for such loving students and parents.
2/15- No School
2/16- Pennies for Patients Campaign begins
2/16- Progress Reports sent home (please sign and return the bottom portion ASAP)
2/16 & 2/18- Fit Girls
2/19- Library Day
2/24- Reading Checkpoint
2/25- Revising and Editing Checkpoint