Veterans Day - Week of November 11

                                           

Students are discovering nonfiction text features and their purposes in nonfiction books.  Some examples include table of contents, labels, photographs, captions, comparisons, types of print, cutaways, maps, tables, close ups, index, and glossary.  Student will have the opportunity to explore nonfiction texts to locate these nonfiction features. Most students are familiar with some of these features but have they ever thought about its purpose?


                                          


                                                





                              


Students are continuing to write about their Native American characters. Each student has chosen a Native American name and is writing from the persona of that character. Students are incorporating the knowledge gained from their study of the Wampanoag tribe to undertake this project. Below is a YouTube video which demonstrates the information students will be conveying through their stories.

                                                       



In math students will be focusing on understanding different types of subtractions problems. These subtraction problems involve comparison of quantities. Students will be able to use cubes, pictures and number lines to visualize this math concept.


            

Please make sure your child reads nightly.