We have a field trip coming up next week to the Science Discovery Museum in Acton on Friday. There has been a lot of difficulty in determining the date of this field trip with the bus company and museum and we apologize for the short notice. The permission slip went home on Friday and is included here. You may also email your permission.
If you are available next Friday and would like to join us to chaperone, please let us know. Chaperones will have to drive themselves and pay their own admission.
Non-Fiction
This week during Reader's Workshop we learned how non-fiction can be organized in a number of different ways. We also learned that if we can identify the structure, we increase our ability to understand the text and determine the important information. In addition, we practiced taking notes according to the structure of our text and also worked on becoming experts on the Southeast region.
Writing Workshop
Last week the kids worked towards reaching the goal that they set for themselves as a writer. The kids were focusing on the setting in their story, adding more to the turning point in their story, or painting a picture with their words.
For homework this week the kids will be working on getting their stories ready to be published. I am attaching the sheet that will be sent home with the kids tomorrow explaining the expectations. Students that don't have access to a computer will be given paper to write their final copy on. We will be printing any stories that are typed on Friday.
Have a great week!
Jen and Jaime
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