201 Update

This Week In Learning!

Reading- This week we will continue working with non-fiction text features. We will be looking at what we can learn from the text using the various features we have been studying.
Writing- This week we will shift focus from Personal Narratives to Fiction Narratives. We will be focusing on the same 6 Traits of Strong Writers, as well as thinking about Characters, Settings, and Problem/Solution.
Math- We begin learning how to Tell Time to the nearest 5 minutes. We'll also work on telling time by using terms: Quarter Til, Quarter After, and Half Past.
FUNdations- This week we finish up Unit 4. We will continue adding suffixes: -s, -es, -ed, -ing, -er, -est to closed and closed syllable exceptions. New trick words: Sure, Use, Used.
Science- This week will focus on the water cycle and weather tools. We will also begin some experiments working to making hypothesis to drawing conclusions based on our observations.
Social Studies- This quarter we will be learning about hoe to read and interrupt maps. Understanding features like keys, grids, compass rose, and symbols.