Hello Everyone!
Monday, January 25th there is NO SCHOOL for students!
Our American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge event is starting soon! To get ready, help your student sign up at www.heart.org/
Join NDLC staff members and other NDLC parents and guardians in discussing the book The Read Aloud Family on Tuesday, Feb 9th from 8:00-8:30 pm. The discussion will take place on Google Meet (a link will be sent prior to the meeting). See below for a description of the book. The book can be purchased on Amazon or any other book retailer.
Discover practical strategies to make reading aloud a meaningful family ritual.
The stories we read--and the conversations we have about them--help shape family traditions, create lifelong memories, and become part of our legacy. Reading aloud not only has the power to change a family--it has the power to change the world.
But we all know that connecting deeply with our families can be difficult in our busy, technology-driven society. Reading aloud is one of the best ways to be fully present with our children, even after they can read themselves, but it isn't always easy to do. Discover how to:
- Prepare your kids for academic success through reading to them
- Develop empathy and compassion in your kids through books
- Find time to read aloud in the midst of school, sports, and dinner dishes
- Choose books across a variety of sibling interests and ages
- Make reading aloud the best part of your family's day
The Read-Aloud Family also offers age-appropriate book lists from infancy through adolescence. From a toddler's wonder to a teenager's resistance, you will find the inspiration you need to start a read-aloud movement in your own home.
Upcoming Events:
January 25th: No School
CELEBRATE NEW DIRECTIONS WEEK (26-29)
January 26th: Wear NDLC clothes
January 27th: Twin Day
January 28th: Class Color Day (4th grade is blue!)
January 29th: Fancy / Special Dress Day
Curriculum Update:
Reading: We've been continuing our Informational Reading Unit. I am still really impressed by how excited and engaged the students are while reading their texts on the American Revolution. Students are continuing to practice their note-taking of nonfiction texts as well as synthesizing. Next week we will have a debate where our students will split up into groups and decide if they are a loyalist or patriot. We will then have a debate based upon all the information we've read about this unit. It is going to be so fun - I cant wait!
Writing: It has been such a blast working with students through this writing unit! I am so impressed by the work they've produced about the American Revolution. I have absolutely LOVED reading their historical fiction pieces they've written. If you have time, ask what your child's story was about. Students also finished their first information book and began working on their second. They are choosing one topic to focus this book on: Weapons, Declaration of Independence, Women of the American Revolution, Battles, and Spies.
Word Study: We are beginning Unit 7 in our Fundations. This unit focuses on the the y and suffix spelling rule. This states that if y follows a consonant in an open syllable at the end of a word, it needs to be changed to an i when adding any suffix. Students will also learn how to pluralize words ending in y. When a word ends in y after a consonant in an open syllable, students will know to follow the y and suffix spelling rule by changing the y to an i.
Math: The Unit 5 Math Review for the test went home with students on Wednesday! The test will be on January 29th! Measurement was a tricky unit for most students. We will continue to work as a whole group, in small groups, and one-on-one to make sure all students are prepared and successful when taking the Unit 5 Test! Tuesday, January 26th we will be taking our Quick Quiz 5-2.
Content: We are coming to the end of our French and Indian war unit. We are looking at "both sides" to understand how media can sway our thoughts about history. We have been looking at first and second hand accounts. We will continue to research sources and take notes accordingly.
Have a great weekend! ☃
Carly Burris
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