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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center" align="center">Peek at the Week</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center" align="center">Week of January 4<sup>th</sup>-8<sup>th</sup></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center" align="center">Reader’s Workshop</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center" align="center">The fifth grade readers will continue to work in their guided reading groups.<span> </span>This month’s comprehension strategy is making connections.<span> </span>As the students are reading their guided reading books, they will be making connections.<span> </span>On the extended response portion of the ISAT, they will be graded on connecting important ideas in the text to their own ideas and experiences.<span> </span>Every week, the readers will have an opportunity to practice this.<span> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center" align="center">Writer’s Workshop</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center" align="center">In January, the fifth graders will be writing another narrative essay.<span> </span>This week, they will be drafting ideas in their writer’s notebook.<span> </span>Writing mini-lessons include writing with detail and dialogue.<span> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center" align="center">Social Studies</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center" align="center">During the month of January, the fifth graders will be learning about the Constitution.<span> </span>This week, they will be reading <span style="text-decoration: underline">Shhh!<span> </span>We’re Writing the Constitution</span> by Jean Fritz with a partner.<span> </span>As they are reading this book, they will answer questions about the book.<span> </span></p>