Moving On...
This week we will be finishing up two units. We will be
starting a measurement unit in math and we will be starting our realistic
fiction unit in writing.
Inferring
In reading we started our unit on Making Inferences last week.
We had lots of fun watching Pixar "short" movies. These
movies don't have any words, but the kids were able to make a lot of inferences
about what was going on. Here is one that we watched last week:
The kids
have learned that inferences are taking "evidence" from the text (or
movie) and your background knowledge to determine what is "probably
true" or an inference.
If you
choose to watch this video with your child, they can show you how they make
inferences. We watched the movie one time through and then we paused the
movie the second time through when we could infer.
This week we
will be focusing on making inferences about characters. We will start by making inferences about ourselves as people. The kids will brainstorm traits to describe themselves. Then we will move on to taking a closer look at characters in the books we are reading.
Measuring
in Math
I have
attached the Parent Newsletter for our upcoming Measurement unit. This unit is very short, but very in-depth. I am hoping you
find these newsletters informative and helpful.
Math
Night at Farley
Just a
reminder that there will be a Math Night about Engage NY at Farley this week.
Math Night is this Wednesday, October 8th from 6:30-8:00. This will
be an interactive night for parents around our new math program.
It was great
seeing many parents at Open House last week! I hope everyone has a great
week!
~Mrs. Lewis
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