Thank you for the great week, 5th graders! We were so excited to meet our buddies at the end of the day today! Students were so kind and thoughtful as they read books with their new buddies.
The only homework this weekend it to READ and mark think notes! We found 4 important clues that authors give us when we are reading--- clues to tell us when we might be getting hints on the theme, about conflict in the book, or that might help us make predictions. Ask your students about contrast and contradictions, Ah Ha moments, Tough Questions, and Words of the Wiser. As they read this weekend, students should note these and mark them in their books.