Our First Book Review

Hello families,

Today we learned about how to write a convincing review. Here is the poster we looked at for the elements to add to our opinion writing to write a good book review.

This week we will be writing book reviews about any book that you love. It could be a book you read by yourself or one that someone read to you. I shared my example about a book that I love called Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watts.  Then we checked if I did all the things to convince others and it worked! The Fox Kits were hooked so we read this funny book together!

Here is the example that I shared with the class. It has a title and hook to get you interested (shaded in yellow). I wrote my opinion about the book I recommended (shaded in orange). I have reasons why I think that it is a good book and added details by using the words and or because to say more. I also wrote a sneak peek, telling a little about the book and giving some details to get you interested without giving away everything. Then at the end I said my opinion again and gave it a rating (shaded in blue).

Don't forget to check your writing when you think you are done. Use "My Opinion Checklist" to check and see if you have all the parts you need. Then use "My Editing Checklist" to make sure your writing is easy to read.

Be ready to share you writing on Thursday at our next class Zoom meeting (5/21)! You can also email pictures of your writing to me so I can see it!

Please remember, Zoom lessons alternate between math and writing content. Students are still expected to do some reading, writing/phonics, and math each day regardless of what the lesson content is for the week. There are physical materials (books, worksheets) available in the school work bags. Students may also use Epic and Freckle to do this practice on the iPads.

I am so proud of you all for the work you are doing at home. Keep up the great work! Just remember what Mrs. Fox say.....do do do do do do do your best!

❤ Mrs. Fox

Math Assignment this Week

On Monday we reviewed the concept of part-part-whole and did a few story problems together. 

In addition you add the parts to equal the whole.

part + part = whole  or part + part + part = whole

In subtraction you start with the whole and take away a part or parts until you have just 1 part left.

whole - part = part or whole - part - part = part

This week you need to write your own story problem. Label what are the parts and what is the whole, like we practiced together using thinking blocks. Solve your story problem. Don’t forget to show your work, write an equation, and write the answer with a label.

On Thursday we will share our story problems and solutions with the class.

Here’s an example that I made:

Once you finish this assignment you can work on other math worksheets or keep using Freckle, working on adaptive math practice in Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Base 10, or Counting and Cardinality.

Remember to work on math, writing/phonics, and reading for 20 minutes each every day! We've done a lot of great reading on Epic so far during school dismissal. Let's see how many books we can reach by the end of the year!

Art at Home

Hello families,

It was great to connect with so many of you throughout the week, listen to your kids read and hear the INCREDIBLE writing they did about their favorite colors. I am so proud of all the work they are doing at home. I am so thankful for all of you parents and families for supporting your children in doing their work and continuing their love of learning. 

Our art teacher, Mrs. Crandall, has put together a new art website. The site contains art lessons and resources for all students. New lessons will be published each Thursday! Feel free to browse through the site.

https://sites.google.com/wsdvt.org/mrscrandallsartroom/home

I hope you are all well. See you Monday for our next Zoom class!
❤ Mrs. Fox

Nurse Liz, the Hippo Ballerina!

Look! One of our Fox Kits saw Nurse Liz, 

our Hippo Ballerina!