Dear Families,
This week we became chemists! We've been doing experiments to see how and why matter changes. This week we continued to watch our cup of water evaporate. We also added heat to some types of matter (ice cubes, water, a rock) to see what changed or what stayed the same. We also decreased the temperature of some matter (water, orange juice, a pencil, a shoe) by putting them in the freezer to see what changes would happen.
We read many science related read alouds this week:Clouds by Anne Rockwell, Cloud Dance by Thomas Locker, What is a Solid? by Jennifer Boothroyd, and The Falling Raindrop by Neil Johnson and Joel Chin.
In literacy we discussed how we can use strategies both to help our comprehension or understanding of the books while also using the same strategy to work on our accuracy or reading the words correctly. We began our CAFE strategy wall together; CAFE stands for: Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency, Expand Vocabulary. We discussed how readers of all ages and abilities use strategies to work on these 4 parts of reading for their whole lives!
Writers added many details to their small moment stories this week. They conferenced with peers to ask questions and add even more details. By the end of the week most students were editing their stories to get ready to publish!
Wednesday I was able to meet with some families for conferences. Most other families I will meet with tomorrow, Friday. Remember there is no school for students on Friday!
Have a wonderful weekend!
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