Hi Everyone,

Happy Monday, it will be a beginning of the week update this week.

Reading

In reading students have been learning a whole new set of “sign-posts”.  These signposts are moments in texts when students are encouraged to stop and work through a series of questions to create deeper understandings of the texts being read.  This non-fiction unit will wrap-up with students working on a non-fiction author’s study, where they will explore the author’s craft, life, and the signposts that they use.

Writing

We are coming to the close of a great writing unit!  Students have been spending a tremendous amount of time polishing up their realistic fiction pieces.  These stories have been planned, crafted, edited and improved upon for the last six weeks now!  Look for a final version to be posted on Seesaw soon!

Theme

The class is working on their final piece of the Vermont Geography unit.  We have studied a range of geography topics including: maps, landforms, Counties, and the use of Google Maps.  Students are completing a choice project in partnerships to show their knowledge of a landform right now.  

Important Dates:

• Winter iMove x-country skiing:  This program will take place starting this Wednesday January 8th, and will run for one month.  Please make sure your child brings appropriate gear for being outside on these days.
• NO SCHOOL 1/15

Have a great week,

Mr. G