Literacy News for the
Week of March 21-25
The new word wall words for this week are:
1. down
2. been
3. find
4. necessary
5. possible
Reading Goals:
This week students will learn what is a summary, and how to make a summary of fiction stories. We will start by modeling, then we will do it together, and finally, students will write a short summary on their own. We will be using fables to make summaries. A good way to teach how to summarize fiction stories is by using the 4 W + 1H. Who is in the story? Where did it take place? What happened (problem)? Why? How is the problem solved? On Friday/March 25, students will have a test to show their summarizing skills. They will be expected to write a 3-4 sentence summary of a fiction text.
Writing and Language:
This week and the next, students will be working on writing a fable. We will be reviewing the 6 Traits of writing that students have learned throughout the year. They will write a fable, completing and revising and editing one step at a time. They will create their plan, they will create a great lead, and they will organize the story before they write it. The story will be written in steps: beginning, middle, and end. After each step, we will revise and edit. Our goal is to have a final writing piece with an excellent performance in all the 6 Writing Traits: organization, ideas, voice, sentence structure, word choice, and conventions.
News and Announcements:
1. Parent- Teacher Conferences are on Friday/March 25, from 11:30-3:00. The signup sheet is already outside our door. Please come sign up. Students will be dismissed at 11:15 am.2. Color's day will be on Thursday/March 24. Again, Moto Minutas will be here on this day selling snow cones for Lps.15. Students may pay Lps. 5 for colors day only, or they can pay Lps.20 for both the color's day and a snow cone ticket. In this hot weather, children enjoy the snow cones so much!
3. This Friday, during Parent -Teacher conferences, there will be a Scholastic Book sale taking place. It's a great opportunity to buy books for your children at very good prices. Make sure you stop by!
4. Earth Hour is coming up soon: Saturday/March 26 from 8:30-9:30. It is a time to turn off the lights to save electricity. It is a world wide event. Join in and help our planet!
Thank you,
Mrs. Lila Paredes
