I hope you all had a wonderful break and enjoyed some time with family and friends. If your child is going to be absent before or after the winter break, please let me know. We will be completing each of our units of study and finalizing grades over the next few weeks in preparation for the 2nd quarter ending and report cards being sent out.
Reading- This week students will finish working on finding text features in nonfiction texts. We will be going over titles, headings, timelines, table of contents, photographs, subheadings, captions, diagrams, labels, charts, tables, maps, bold/highlighted/italic words, textbox/sidebars, bullets, glossaries, and indexes. Students will identify how these text features help them better understand a text. Students should take home their reading interactive notebooks and study the text features that are pasted in them. We will begin learning how to identify the author’s point of view of nonfiction texts. We will also identify our own point of view. Homework for this week will be sent home on Monday, November 26th and due Friday, November 30th. Grammar- This week, we will begin introducing reference materials, including uses of a dictionary, encyclopedia, and thesaurus. Students will be introduced to each reference material and shown how to use it. Spelling –Students will concentrate on Sort 16 this week. Our spelling quiz on these three sorts will be on Friday, December 14th. Writing- This week, we will continue working on informative writing. Informational writing will include 5 paragraphs: an introduction to the topic, 3 paragraphs explaining the 3 big ideas or subtopics that support their main topic, and a conclusion. Students will also include facts, definitions and transition words in their writing. Science: We will begin our unit on rocks, minerals, erosion, weathering and soil this week. Students will learn how to describe how rocks and minerals are alike and different, describe the physical attributes of rocks and minerals, analyze data to classify rocks by their physical attributes, and explain how water and wind can affect rocks and soil. Important Dates November 27: Yearbook Cover Drawing Contest ends November 29: Sign and Returns December 14: Spelling Quiz Sorts 16, 17 and 18 December 21st- January 4th: Winter Break (No School) Have a wonderful week!
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We hope you all had a wonderful week. On Friday, November 16th, we will be celebrating “The Love of Reading” at Dolvin. The students will spend the day engaged in different reading activities. Students are encouraged to dress in an outfit to represent a storybook character and to bring the book with them to read to a kindergarten class. A student representative from each class will be voted upon for best outfit and the winners will participate in a third grade character parade. The winner for the grade level will receive a prize.
Reading- This week students will continue working on finding text features in nonfiction texts. We will be going over titles, headings, timelines, table of contents, photographs, subheadings, captions, diagrams, labels, charts, tables, maps, bold/highlighted/italic words, textbox/sidebars, bullets, glossaries, and indexes. Students will identify how these text features help them better understand a text. Students will be creating text features about themselves and creating a text feature book. Homework for this week will be sent home on Monday, November 12th and due Friday, November 16th. Grammar- We will continue learning about the different types of sentences (interrogative, imperative, declarative, and exclamatory). Spelling –Students will concentrate on Sort 15 this week. Our spelling quiz on these three sorts will be on Friday, November 16th. Writing- We will continue to work on our informative writing unit where students introduce a topic, develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details, and use linking words and phrases to connect ideas within categories of information. Students will also provide a concluding section. Informational essays will include 5 paragraphs: an introduction to the topic, 3 paragraphs explaining the 3 big ideas or subtopics that support their topic, and a conclusion. This week we will focus on using transition words in our writing. Students will also read two articles about the Amazon and Coral Reefs. They will be asked to write about what the coral reefs and the Amazon have in common. Social Studies- We are finishing our unit on European Exploration in North America. We will be discussing why there was a need for exploration, and introducing the explorers Christopher Columbus (Spain), John Cabot (England), Vasco Nunez de Balboa (Spain), Jacques Cartier (France), Hernando de Soto (Spain), and Henry Hudson (Netherlands). During this unit, students will be learning about 6 different explorers and how they adapted, or failed to adapt to the various physical environments they traveled, as well as their accomplishments, and cooperation and conflict with the Native Americans. Please study the Social Studies interactive notebook with your child each night. There will be a test on each of these explorers on Thursday, November 15th. Reminder: What: Chick-fil-A Spirit Night Where: Chick-fil-A at Alpharetta Commons Date: Wednesday, November 14th and Thursday, November 15th Time: All day!! Students/parents may visit all day. Families must say they are from Dolvin for the school to get credit. Why: To support Dolvin and “Eat more Chikin!” The class with the most participation will wins a chicken biscuit party! **Dolvin will have special guest readers each night starting at 5:00 pm. Important Dates: November 12: Lunch Bunch November 14 and 15: Chickfila Spirit Night November 15: Explorers test November 15: Sign and Returns November 16: Spelling Quiz on Sorts 13, 14 and 15 November 16: Love of Reading Day (dress like a character from a book) November 19-23: No School (Holiday break) November 27: Yearbook Cover Drawing Contest ends Have a wonderful week! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.
Reading- This week students will continue working on finding text features in nonfiction texts. We will be going over titles, headings, timelines, table of contents, photographs, subheadings, captions, diagrams, labels, charts, tables, maps, bold/highlighted/italic words, textbox/sidebars, bullets, glossaries, and indexes. Students will identify how these text features help them better understand a text. Students will be looking for examples of these text features in our science books and in informational texts they read. Homework for this week will be sent home on Monday, November 5th and due Friday, November 9th. Grammar- This week, students will review verb tenses including past, present, and future tenses. They will also review irregular verbs and subjects and predicates. We will also begin learning about the different types of sentences (interrogative, imperative, declarative, and exclamatory). Spelling –Students will concentrate on Sort 14this week. Our spelling quiz on these three sorts will be on Friday, November 16th. Writing- We will continue to work on our informative writing unit where students introduce a topic, develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details, and use linking words and phrases to connect ideas within categories of information. Students will also provide a concluding section. Informational essays will include 5 paragraphs: an introduction to the topic, 3 paragraphs explaining the 3 big ideas or subtopics that support their topic, and a conclusion. This week we will focus on writing subtopic or our 3 big idea paragraphs, citing evidence, and writing conclusions. Social Studies- We are continuing our unit on European Exploration in North America. We will be discussing why there was a need for exploration, and introducing the explorers Christopher Columbus (Spain), John Cabot (England), Vasco Nunez de Balboa (Spain), Jacques Cartier (France), Hernando de Soto (Spain), and Henry Hudson (Netherlands). During this unit, students will be learning about 6 different explorers and how they adapted, or failed to adapt to the various physical environments they traveled, as well as their accomplishments, and cooperation and conflict with the Native Americans. Please study the Social Studies interactive notebook with your child each night. There will be a quiz at the end of this week. Reminder: What: Chick-fil-A Spirit Night Where: Chick-fil-A at Alpharetta Commons Date: Wednesday, November 14th and Thursday, November 15th Time: All day!! Students/parents may visit all day. Families must say they are from Dolvin for the school to get credit. Why: To support Dolvin and “Eat more Chikin!” The class with the most participation will wins a chicken biscuit party! **Dolvin will have special guest readers each night starting at 5:00 pm. Important Dates: November 6: No school (Election Day) November 6-9: Food Drive November 14 and 15: Chickfila Spirit Night November 16: Spelling Quiz on Sorts 13, 14 and 15 Have a wonderful week! |
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