Mrs. Shedd’s Newsletter
Week of Oct. 29, 2018
Thanks to all the families that
returned the conference letter with times that work for you. Please look in this week’s Friday folder for
a confirmation of time for the November conferences. I am looking forward to sharing your child’s
progress this year. If your schedule has
changed and the time indicated no longer works, please let me know.
We have been bringing our unit on
personal narratives to a close this week.
Most students have now completed a post assessment piece. I look forward to reading these this weekend.
We have continued our work with maps
this week. One activity involved using a
Vermont road map to learn about a map’s index and coordinate system. We also reviewed using intermediate
directions. Please check out the class
blog for photos of this activity.
In our literacy block we have been
working on theme this week. Students
have learned that a theme is an underlying meaning, idea or message in a
story. Earlier this week, we read the
book Owl Moon by Jane Yolen. Students then selected a possible theme from
the book and explained how the story supports this theme. We will continue to work with theme in the
next few weeks.
During our library and technology
blocks we have started a couple of new projects. In library, we will be learning more about
oral reading fluency and the district expectations for fourth and fifth
graders. This week, students selected a
passage from a book they are reading.
They then recorded themselves with the
WeVideo app. Next week, students
will learn more about the components that they are formally assessed on
throughout the year. Students will use
their recording to self-assess and then set goals to work on. I will share more of this with you during
conferences. In technology, students
will continue work with the Canva app, creating new book covers for some of the
older books in our school library. Be
sure to ask your child about this project!
Our all school Wednesday morning
meeting focus this week was on collaboration.
The children selected one of two challenges and began planning
collaboratively on this “pumpkin” themed challenge. They will complete these next Wednesday.
Have a wonderful
weekend!
