WEEK OF MARCH 12-16

READING:

* Students will work MONDAY on their CONTENT-SPECIFIC WRITING TASK on LIGHTHOUSES to accompany their lighthouse creative project that is due MONDAY.

* For the remainder of the week, students will work in 2 centers, while I conference either one-on-one or with partner groups.  

BOOK CONTRACT:  Students will choose from a stack of PICTURE BOOKS with vivid vocabulary to do their next book contract.  Students will be required to write a SUMMARY based on pictures, prior to reading book.  Students will then be required to read book independently prior to creating/designing a six picture storyboard of their book.  Then students will meet with their partner to COMPARE and CONTRAST their picture books that have been written by the same author.

INDEPENDENT CENTER:  Students will work on READING READINESS ?s for this week's passage.  

WRITING:

* Students and I will read Spaghetti and Meatballs for ALL!  by:  Marilyn Burns.  Students will take their prior knowledge of AREA and PERIMETER to assist them in a PBL ACTIVITY.  Students will create a RECREATIONAL PARK based on measurements set forth by the "MAYOR OF CHINA GROVE" (me)  ; ).  

SOCIAL STUDIES:

* Students will present LIGHTHOUSE PROJECTS Monday-Wednesday.  Students will delve in NC STUDIES WEEKLY passages for the remainder of the week.

MATH:

* Our focus of the week will be on PERIMETER and AREA and how to calculate it as well as when we would use it in the REAL WORLD!

* March 16 - SPELLATHON PLEDGE $ DUE *

* FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT SCHOOL OR THROUGH YOUR CHILD'S AGENDA IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. *

MRS. KEPLEY