We started our week working on a project about non-fiction texts. Students searched for text features (such as labels, photographs, captions, glossaries, etc.) in magazines and old Scholastic News articles. Check out the example below:
We also read about ice in Scholastic News and worked on finding the main idea in the article (what the article was mostly about). You can look at the digital copy at home, watch the video, and have your child play the online game connected to the article by clicking here! Remember to type in "team27".
Today we will begin learning about maps in social studies! Also, ask your child to share about their finished non-fiction book they wrote. Our next writing unit will involve researching about a topic through books and online, and writing the information that was learned!
With tomorrow's snowy forecast you may want to review the Blizzard Bag page of our class website. Our superintendent has shared that there is a chance it could be our first blizzard bag day. Stayed tuned for more information. On these days, I will be available through school email or you can leave a message on the school's phone (email is checked most frequently). Blizzard Bags are due the following day back at school for attendance. :)
