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<strong><span style="color: #ff0000">Important Days to Remember:</span></strong>

<span style="color: #ff0000">Tuesday, November 10</span><sup><span style="color: #ff0000">th</span></sup><span style="color: #ff0000">:  Field Trip:  100 Dresses</span>

<span style="color: #ff0000">Friday, November 11</span><sup><span style="color: #ff0000">th</span></sup><span style="color: #ff0000">:  Veteran’s Day:  NO SCHOOL</span>

<span style="color: #ff0000">Wednesday, Nov. 18</span><sup><span style="color: #ff0000">th</span></sup><span style="color: #ff0000">:  Report Card Pick Up:  NO SCHOOL</span>
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<span style="color: #0000ff">Literacy:</span>

<span style="color: #0000ff">In Guided Reading, we will continue to focus on the skill predicting.  Last week, instead of guided reading, I decided to do a week introduction on Literature Circles.  Ask your child to tell you what the jobs Discussion Director, Word Finder, Illustrator, Correspondent, and Connector are.  Literature Circles are a great way for students to independently discover aspects of literature.</span>

<span style="color: #0000ff">During Word Study, students will learn about different vowel patterns.  They will bring a game home to show you that focus on these patterns.</span>

<span style="color: #0000ff">In Writer’s Workshop this quarter, I will begin teaching students about Expository Writing.  Students will be assessed on the ISAT on Expository Writing.  This week, students will brainstorm ideas as well as view good models of expository writing.  Last week, I sent a rubric of how the state will assess your child’s writing.  If you have any questions, please let me know.</span>

<span style="color: #008000">Mathematics:</span>

<span style="color: #008000">In Math this week, students will learn more about perimeter and area.  Since this is a short week with a field trip and Veteran’s Day, we will not play Math games.</span>

<span style="color: #ff6600">Social Studies:</span>

<span style="color: #ff6600">Instead of assigning students a project on Native Americans, I have decided to have students work on this assignment during their computer class.  Students will be given time in class to work on a group project using multimedia about Native Americans.  This will be a quarter long assignment.</span>

<span style="color: #ff6600">I will send a letter home this week asking you to pick a good time for you to meet on Report Card Pick-up.  There is so much to discuss during that day, please arrive on time and if you need to change your time, please let me know ahead of time.</span>

<span style="color: #800080">Thank you for working so hard with your child.  Remember we only have FOUR more months to get your child ready for ISAT!</span>

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<span style="color: #800080">Please email me at </span><a href="mailto:ssprasad-hei@cps.edu"><span style="color: #800080">ssprasad-hei@cps.edu</span></a><span style="color: #800080"> if you have any questions or concerns.</span>