Monday, October 6th - Tuesday, October 7th

We are continuing to use various social studies texts to address the informational reading standards for this term.  Today students used the social studies textbook to find information about the Civil War leaders they're required to learn about in the 5th grade history standards.  I provided an example before they started and at the end of the work period, we discussed what they wrote down for President Lincoln to make sure they were including the essential information.

For grammar this week, we are focusing on the perfect verb tenses.  Understanding perfect verb tenses can be challenging; however, I think students did well for their first exposure.

Homework:  Students have vocabulary and social studies homework this week and it is due on Thursday.  We will discuss the student's sentences and use the Clara Barton organizer in class to compare/contrast sources about the same individual.

Please continue to talk to your child about his or her reading and sign their agendas each night (Monday-Thursday).  I will be doing another spot check on Thursday or Friday.

To understand the perfect verb tenses, one must understand the time relationship of what is being conveyed in a sentence.