This Week in Room 120
Week of May 20, 2013
Reader's Workshop
This week we will be continuing our study of Biographies. We will be discussing the format of the story structure of many biographies.
The students will be taking their last STAR Reading test of the year. We can't wait to see their growth from the fall to now!
Writer's Workshop
This week we will be learning how to write biographies!
Word Study
This week, the students in the first group will be focusing on English words that come from other languages. These words will include words such as ballet, bouquet, plaza, and sauerkraut.
The second group will be working with acronyms. They will be working on acronyms such as SCUBA - Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
Math
The 8:00 group will be reviewing many of the math concepts that we've been working on all year long.
This week the 9:00 math group will be working hard on dividing fractions.
Announcements/Reminders:
Events this week:
Tuesday - Math MAP testing
Wednesday - Mini Powwow at 10:15, Visit to the Middle School at 12:45
Thursday - La Crosse Queen field trip
Friday - STAR Reading test