Friday, March 27, 2015

Week 28

THINGS TO TALK ABOUT OR ASK YOUR CHILD ABOUT THEIR LEARNING AT SCHOOL THIS WEEK…..


IB Word of the Week – PRINCIPLED – Talk to your child about how he/she shows integrity, honesty and sense of fairness. Talk about a time when your child showed that he/she was principled. How did it make them feel?
We read the book, “Penny and the Marble,” by Kevin Henkes. This is a great book to read when learning about being principled and honest.


Writer’s Workshop – We have moved on to “All About Books.”
Students will be “writing a few All-About books on topics of their choice.” Students will learn how to take what they know about their topic and write a lot of information about it. Students will also learn how to add more to their book by using the different paper choices that are available.
Some students may wish to add the following pages:
ü  Different kinds of…
ü  How-to page
ü  Diagram of a…
ü  Fun Facts Page
ü  Ask the Expert Page
ü  Questions and Wonders Page
ü  Glossary Page
ü  Table of Contents
ü  All About Author/Dedication page
ü  Summary Page


-ink Word Family – This week we are learning how to spell and write words with –ink. Please explore –ink words at home.



In math we are continuing with money. We are also working with fractions - ½.  When dividing wholes into half use the following words such as part, half, whole, divide, equal, odd, even, uneven.  This will help your child have a better understand of these words when relating to math concepts.