Week of Feb. 3rd

Next week in reading we'll be discussing how changes in weather affect us.  We'll be reading a narrative nonfiction called Helen Keller and the Big Storm.  The vocabulary strategy we will work on is using context clues to figure out word meanings.  We'll work on the comprehension skill of understanding fact and opinion, The students will be working with the comprehension strategy of asking questions.  In phonics and spelling we will be learning to read and spell words with the vowel patterns oo, ue,ew, and ui.  In language arts we will continue working on adverbs, specifically focusing on adverbs which tell how.  The students will also learn to write a response paragraph about the book Thundercake.  In social studies we will begin learning about African American heroes.  Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, and Ruby Bridges are some of the heroes we'll be learning about.  In art we'll see art created by an artist named Jim Dine, and then create one of our own heart paintings.  We'll make our Valentine's Day sacks, and place them on our lockers for when friends begin bringing cards.  During math class we'll continue working in Topic 13:  Measurement:  Length and Area.  Have a great week!