Week in Review, January 29-February 2, 2024

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In Writing, we continued writing "All About" books (non-fiction). Students learned how to add the following "craft moves" to our writing:

• Comparison:
• An orca is as big as two elephants.
• A horse is about the size of a lion but with longer legs.
• An iPhone is very similar to a computer but much smaller. 
• A shark tooth is as sharp as a knife.
• Example:
• My family likes to go on holiday together. For example, we like to go to Dubai, Phuket, and Hong Kong.
• Fangfish eat fish. They also like to eat crustaceans. For example, crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, and squid. 
• People can play games on their phone. For example, Candy Crush, Among Us, Geometry Dash, and Temple Run. 

We also learned:

• How to make a diagram. You can teach with pictures as well as words. You can zoom in and label.
• How to write an Introduction.

Watch these videos for a quick review of how to write All About books:

• Episode 4-Writing an Introduction
• Episode 5-Writing a Draft

In Reading, we continued reading Non-Fiction books and learning about Non-Fiction Text Features. This week students learned how to:

• Check the words they read to make sure they look right and make sense.
• Learn new words as they read.
• Find and think about key words.
• Find the main idea and support details.

This week we zoomed in on the following Non-Fiction Text Features: graphs, index, glossary, and captions. We learned about them in class and were on the hunt for them in our non-fiction reading.

In Word Study, we learned that when "y" comes at the end of a two syllable word it makes the long "e" sound. We also learned that when the "L" sound is found at the end of a two syllable word it is often followed by a "silent e." We learned the heart words forty and people. Please review the following this week:

In Math, we learned how to identify two-digit numbers represented in different ways using tens and ones. We compared two-digit numbers represented in different ways and estimated, counted, and represented collections of up to 99 objects. Next week we will be taking our Unit 4 Assessment. 

In Science, we learned that parents take care of their offspring. We saw patterns in their behaviors and saw that humans follow similar patterns. 

We also had a Glowing Snail STEAM Lab. Students worked to identify the structures and functions of a snail and then worked to build a Lego snail that would glow with proper coding.  

Upcoming Events:

*We will be in the Keyboarding Lab Feb. 6-19. Students are welcome to bring their private lesson piano books/pieces to school on Music days.

• February 7-Swim for PE, 100th Day & CNY Celebration
• 100th Day of School (bring collection and snack)
• Chinese New Year Celebration at 2:00! 
• Chinese Red/Cultural Dress
• A PM snack will be provided. 
• February 8-12-No School! Chinese New Year!
• February 14-Valentine's Day! 
• Valentine's Day dress (red, pink, hearts, etc.) 
• Bring cards to give to your classmates. 
• A PM snack will be provided. 
• February 15-Last Swim for PE!
• February 19-23-Festival of Reading Week! We will be having guest authors Zoom in with us during our Morning Meetings. 

• February 21-Curl Up and Read Pajama Day for Festival of Reading!
• February 23-Book Character Dress Up Day for Festival of Reading!
• Last day for Season 2 EAA.
• February 26-Late Start (10:00).