Reading and Writing

READING

We have been focusing on characters in stories.  Specifically trying to look at the characters actions to better understand them.  We have worked on filling out graphic organizers to help organize information show a characters feelings and their corresponding actions.
We will continue this week on our study of characters. 
HOW CAN I HELP? As you read books at home with your child, please ask them about the characters (WHO are the characters? WHAT type of behaviors are they showing? DID their feelings change?, etc...).

WRITING

We are continuing to establish the basic routines of writing before delving into the narrative genre.  I will begin marking this incorrect on spelling tests if they add capital letters where they don't belong.  We have also worked on nice handwriting, spaces, and punctuation for our sentences. 
HOW CAN I HELP? Please hold your child accountable for capitals in the correct places. 

Most recently, students have learned there are two parts to a sentence: a subject (WHO or WHAT) and a predicate (what they are DOING or IS).
HOW CAN I HELP? Have your child dictate sentences aloud to see that they are expressing complete thoughts.