Base
1. crown
2.
proud
3. however
4. count
5. crowded
6. around
7. south
8. loud
9. house
10.shouted
11.howl
12.growl
13.bounce
14.fountain
15.sound
Alternate
1. crouch
2. sour
3. pounded
4. found
5. around
6. plow
7. frown
8. growled
9. houses
10. allowance
11. meow
12. chow
13. brownish
14. bouncing
15. towel
We have started to read The Tale of Despereaux for our class shared read out loud. It is a Newberry Award winner that tells the tale of the lovable Despereaux Tilling, a mouse, who loves music, stories and a Princess named Pea. With this novel, I am modeling for the students how read a novel and dive into the characters traits. In addition, we have started to use our open ended reading response journals. After listening to a chapter, the children are asked to stop and reflect on the characters and events. Our focus is on making sure to use specific evidence from the text.
In writing, we will be reading and studying examples of personal narrative writing samples. Our job is to figure out the qualities of a personal narrative. By reading the samples, we will be able to generate a list of what a writer needs to do in order to write a strong narrative. Over the next few weeks, we will be writing our own personal narratives. We will be also reading the story Winfred Gordon McDonald Partridge to explore the concept of what makes a good memory. Your child will be bringing home a memory envelope on Wednesday to collect memories to help your child be ready to write a strong narrative. The envelopes will be due back to school by December 4th.
In science, we will be exploring the world of matter. This week we will be working on building our background about matter in our everyday world. By end of this unit, your child needs to know the three states of matter and the accompanying properties of each. Under the science section, you will find many interesting resources.
