Students finally finished their reading group books and this afternoon watched the much anticipated movie "Bridges to Terebithia" since over half the class participated in that reading group. The groups are creating a final project--some are writing skits then acting them out, others are writing a prequel to the book, etc...We'll take a week or so break to focus on reading/writing strategies then delve into another round with different jobs. Some of these last discussions have been the best yet, and the work you've been doing at home to read/re-read chapters is clearly seen in the classroom.
At this time of year, students should read over their written assignments and check that the writing makes sense and there is basic punctuation. It is totally appropriate (helpful, actually) to remind your child to look back at their writing. It's also okay to write how many mistakes there are in the margins to give directions. It takes lots of practice and reinforcement for students to remember to do this on their own; lots of students also love "to be done".
Homework tonight is to:
1. Read for 30 minutes
2. fourth math page
fifth math page
3. spelling
Have a good night!
Jed
