<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"><strong>Miss Wejman’s </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"><strong>Peek at the Week</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"><strong>Week of February 22<sup>nd</sup></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"><strong>Reader’s Workshop</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">In this last week before the ISAT, we will continue to practice reading strategies that will be assessed next week.<span> </span>Reading strategies that we will focus on include main idea and supporting details, character development and characteristics, as well as point of view.<span> </span>On Monday, the fifth graders will take a practice test.<span> </span>They will be taking the test booklets home on Tuesday to review errors.<span> </span>On Friday, all fifth graders will be allowed to take their ISAT practice books home with them.<span> </span>They will be able to take any tests that we did not do in class to make up for another test.<span> </span>It is my hope that the fifth graders will take advantage of this extra credit opportunity.<span> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"><strong>Writer’s Workshop</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">During the last three weeks, the fifth graders have been learning how to write an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion for the ISAT expository essay.<span> </span>This week, they will take what they have learned and put it into practice in more prompts.<span> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"><strong>Social Studies</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center">Because of ISAT practice, we have not had time to begin learning about the 1812.<span> </span>It is my hope that we will begin this week.<span> </span></p>