Spirit Week Schedule

I apologize for not posting this yesterday! Below is BCPS's Spirit Week Schedule.  Students are encouraged and invited to participate.

• Wednesday: Flashback to the Past Day (Pick a decade)
• Thursday: Flash Forward to the Future Day (Career Day)
• Friday: Blue and Gold Day

In Readers' Workshop, this week we're working on paying attention to the things characters say, think and do (their actions) to infer and grow ideas about them.  While your child is reading tonight, ask them to identify something their main character says.  Based on what they said, have them grow an idea about a trait or feeling.

While reading, students are encouraged to use sticky notes to make predictions, ask questions, make conections, retell.  This helps readers monitor their comprehension and fosters critical thinking.  Books should look like this (see below)!

In Writers' Workshop, we're analyzing mentor texts like Saturdays and Teacakes and learning how to hook our readers.  Instead of beginning our narratives with "One beautiful day...", writers  can hook their readers by...

• ... using our 5 senses to describe the setting
• ... writing back and forth dialogue
• ... using an onomatopoeia (sound word/s)
• ... including internal thinking 

In Math Workshop, we're working on adding by "making new groups" (what we know as carrying a number). Later on this week we'll also subtract by "un-grouping" (what we know as borrowing).


Homework:

• Math homework
• Read 20 minutes

Reminders:

• Snacks: If possible, send your child to school with a healthy snack.  We have a late lunch.
• Water bottles: Students are allowed to keep a water bottle at their desk if they'd like.

Supplies:

• Sticky notes:  We use sticky notes in every subject area and therefore are chronically low.  I've ordered a bunch more, but if you see any on sale and would like to donate to our room, our students would greatly appreciate.

Thank you,

Mrs. O'Neill