Week in Review, November 6-9, 2023

  

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In Writing, we learned how to give multiple reasons and use the word because to share our opinions with others. We learned how to use transitions words (first, second, third, etc.) and how to use adjectives to make our reasons even more persuasive. Students worked to give examples to make their writing even stronger and learned how to talk back to make their opinion even stronger.

Example of a opinion piece with craft moves and elaboration:

Do you have a favorite animal? My favorite animal is a giraffe. A giraffe is a tall mammal with a long neck and large brown spots. Giraffes can be found on the savanna in Africa. 

The first reason I like giraffes is because they are cute. For example they have long black eyelashes and hairy hornes. Some people think giraffes look funny, but I think they are cute!

The second reason I like them is because they have a long purplish tongue that can wrap around green leaves high up in the trees. 

The last reason I like giraffes is because they are gentle. I fed a giraffe peanuts in Africa and the way it used its lips to gently eat the peanuts out of my hand reminded me of a horse. 

Giraffes are my favorite animal because they are cute, have cool tongues, and are gentle. Next time you see a giraffe, check out their cool parts. You will see how cute they are. I love giraffes!

*In the example above you will see an opening where a question was asked to hook the reader and a brief description of a giraffe was given. Three reasons were shared and a closing where the opinion was restated was given. The craft moves included an example, talking back, a short personal story, and a comparison. Adjectives were used to strengthen the opinion piece. You can work on opinion writing at home too!

In Reading, we continued on our quest to become word detectives. Our goal is to earn our Detective Badge! We keep receiving secret missions from the Secret Service Detective Agency. This week we investigated the following:

• How can we turn new larger words into snap words?
• How can we go back and reread to scoop up words, with our eyes, to make our reading sound smooth?
• How to break words into smaller part (syllables). 

In Word Study, we learned about how "Bossy E" impacts the vowels "i" and "o". Please watch the Bossy E video as a review. We also learned the new heart words, "by" and "my". Please practice the following this week:

In Math, we learned how to compose and decompose teen numbers into 1 ten and some number of ones, how to find the value that makes an addition equation true, and how to use the relationship between addition and subtraction to find the missing values. Have your child work on the following problems as a review.

In Social Studies, we taught each other about the SAS community members we decided to interview. We watched videos of the interviews to get to know them better. We also had a counseling lesson with Ms. Selvie. We learned how to stand up to a bully and how to report bullying. We also celebrate Deepavali. Parents came in to help us make some beautiful rangolis and diyas, share the Diwali story with us, and treat us to a special snack. THANK YOU parents for your help! Ask your child what they learned about Deepavali. 

Upcoming Events:

*Only vendor led EAAs this week. Here are the students who will be going:

• Wednesday-Ian & Rowan 
• Thursday-Ian, Junyoung & Matty
• Friday-Jake, Kaixin & Matty

• November 13-No School! Deepavali!
• November 14-Thanks Donation Drive starts and runs till the 22nd. 
• November 15-Field Trip to Waterways Watch Society! 
• Please review the Parent Letter.
• Gentle reminder that parents can not meet us at Waterways Watch Society. You have to be an official chaparon, and ride the bus, to join us on this field trip. Chaperones have been notified. Thanks!
• November 17-Last EAA for vendor led activities.
• November 21-You can order a Thanksgiving meal from Mr. Hoe today for your child's lunch. A free dessert will be provided by the PTA. 
• November 23-24-No School! Thanksgiving!
• Nov. 27-Dec. 1-Spirit Week! 
• Dress up days will be shared at a later date.
• November 27-Season 2 EAA starts. See the EAA Calendar here. 
• November 28-Ms. Aida's Birthday!
• December 8-Send shopping money in an envelope with your child's name on it. No normal library today (keep books for two weeks).