Accepting & Respecting Literature Circles

This week, students received their new Literature Circle books and they were very excited to start reading!  Each book has a common topic of accepting & respecting others, especially those who are different from us.  It is a powerful message that will promote and teach empathy.

We also spent time reviewing the weekly requirements.  Every week, the students will have to read a chunk of the book (pages indicated on their bookmarks), complete at least one sticky note every 10 pages (requirements linked), and complete 1 role sheet every week.  More information is posted below!

Thank you so much to our fabulous parents who have volunteered their time to come in each week to monitor and facilitate rich discussions about literature! You ROCK!

Presentation Explaining Literature Circle Requirements and Procedures


Bookmarks for Required Reading


Chunk Due Dates: Our class will have literature circle meetings every Thursday from 10:15-11:15, so that is when their reading chunk, role page and sticky notes are due.  

• Chunk 1: Due 11/3
• Chunk 2: Due 11/10
• Chunk 3: Due 11/17
• Chunk 4: Due 12/1

Unit 1 Test: Place Value, Rounding, Addition, Subtraction and Multi-Step Word Problem

We have our final math assessment over Unit 1 material on Friday!  The test will cover the concepts on the quiz from last week (lessons 1-10) plus adding, subtracting & multi-step word problems.

Students will complete a study guide in class today.  They should use that to help study for the test as the test mirrors the study guide.  We will review the study guide and questions about it more detail on Thursday in class.

There are many problems not completed in the student workbook that kids can use for additional study practice.

• Addition (lessons 11-12)
• Subtraction (lessons 13-15)
• Word Problems (lessons 16-18)

Remember, to study for a math test, you must do problems!  

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