Thursday, April 21, 2011

For the Week of April 25th

Chess Club

The Rooks meet this week.

Important Notice! Chess Club will not meet on Monday, April 25th but instead will meet on Tuesday, April 26th.

3rd Grade Reading with Mrs. Csorba

We are beginning a unit on fairy tales. We will be reviewing our reading strategies while reading fairy tales from our basal.

4th Grade Reading with Mrs. Beseth

Our reading target for the week is to identify topic, main idea, and supporting details. Topic is what the whole text is about. The main ideas are important points about each topic. Each paragraph can have its own main idea. Supporting details are facts and examples that support each main idea.

5th Grade Reading with Mrs. Bucklin

This week we will continue a historical fiction novel, Jacob's Rescue. We will focus on the reading skill of cause and effect and also determining the author's viewpoint. There will be a vocabulary quiz for chapter 9-16 on Tuesday, April 26th. The students have a study guide to help prepare them for the quiz.