<span style="color: #800080">Important Dates:</span>

<span style="color: #800080"> Friday, March 26</span><sup><span style="color: #800080">th</span></sup><span style="color: #800080">:  Young Authors Writing Pieces Due</span>

<span style="color: #800080">March 29</span><sup><span style="color: #800080">th</span></sup><span style="color: #800080"> – April 2</span><sup><span style="color: #800080">nd</span></sup><span style="color: #800080">:  NO SCHOOL:  Spring Break</span>

<span style="color: #800080"> Last week, we expected the Junior Achievement volunteers on Monday.  Third grade’s volunteers cancelled, which caused me to alter my instruction for the week.  Students are working on book reports on a picture book.  Students are working very hard on these projects.  Over the weekend, I asked each student to illustrate an important event in his or her book.  Your child has worked on these reports all week and I have worked with each of them to edit their reports.  Students will show off their writing on the bulletin board in the hallway this week!</span>

<span style="color: #800080"><strong> YOUNG AUTHORS!!! </strong> Your child’s Young Authors piece is due on Friday.  Each child is required to turn in a completed published piece.  Students have had two weeks to complete this assignment.  I will send home a note this week to check on the progress of the writing.  Students will not able to turn in the assignment at a later date because I am using Spring Break to read each piece.  Thank you for understanding.  J</span>

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<p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #800080">Instruction for the Week </span></p>
<span style="color: #800080">Literacy:</span>

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<span style="color: #800080">Reading:</span>

<span style="color: #800080">Students will complete their book reports this week.  They will also learn about making predictions and asking questions during independent reading using post-it notes.</span>

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<span style="color: #800080">Writing</span>

<span style="color: #800080">In Writer’s Workshop, we will continue to work on the 6+1 Traits of writing.  We will continue to focus on improving our writing with an emphasis on VOICE and WORD CHOICE.  I will provide practice with examples of writing that is not specific enough and students will work together to expand on the topic</span>

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<span style="color: #800080">Phonics</span>

<span style="color: #800080">Students will continue to practice identifying silent letters in words and recognizing words with the final /k/ sound.  They will then take these lessons and practice them during the Daily 5.</span>

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<span style="color: #800080">Mathematics</span>

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<span style="color: #800080">Students are continuing to practice their multiplication and division skills this week.  Please continue to work on computation facts ( +, -, x, and /) with your child to improve their automaticity.</span>

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<span style="color: #800080">Social Studies</span>

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<span style="color: #800080">Students will finish up their landform projects.  Take a look at the below posting!  Pictures are posted of students working on their small group projects!</span>

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<span style="color: #800080">Homework:</span>

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<span style="color: #800080">Students are to work everyday on their Young Authors pieces.  Students are to read everyday for 20 minutes instead of 30 minutes because of the Young Authors homework.  Students will also have daily math homework as well.</span>

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<span style="color: #800080">Have a wonderful week!</span>

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<span style="color: #800080">Sincerely,</span>

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<span style="color: #800080">Ms. Prasad-Heintz</span>