​This week in Superkids, we will:
Read pattern words with long e spelled ee, ea, ie, -ine, ey, y, and silent e
Read and write words with suffix –ness
Understand adjectives and nouns
Identify homonyms
Participate in discussions
Participate in a spelling test
Ask your child: What does the suffix –ness do to a word? How is weak/week a homonym? What about see/sea? What is an adjective you can use to describe a flower?
 
This week in math, we will:
Collect data to display in picture and bar graphs
Compare data in a tally chart, table, picture, or bar graph
Interpret graphs by reading and comparing the data shown in the graph
Complete a picture and  bar graph
Create a bar graph from a given set of data
Ask your child: What do you do when writing the fifth tally? How are picture graphs like bar graphs? Why are labels important when reading and building a bar graph?
 
This week in PBL/writing, we will:
Write draft #2 and #3 for our letter to FEMA
Participate in the peer editing process
Meet with Mrs. brady for a conference on rubric
Plan how invention will be built with standard items (cardboard, paper, tape, straws, etc.)
Create their invention!
Ask your child: Why do we write more than one draft? What are some goals you have set for you for writing? Explain your invention to me!

​This week in Superkids, we will:
Create and read compound words
Spell memory words
Recognize how sentences are organized in a paragraph
Recognize that a paragraph is indented
Identify main idea and supporting details
Understand singular and plural nouns
Distinguish between fact and opinion
Identify rhyming words
Write a poem
Participate in discussions
Ask your child: what is a compound word? Where is the main idea  usually located in a paragraph? What is the difference between fact and opinion?
Small group: Who are the main characters in your story? What is the problem so far? What do you predict will happen next?
 
This week in PBL, we will:
Begin planning and writing our letter to FEMA
Understand a create a catchy topic sentence and hook sentence
Recognize how sentences are organized in a paragraph
Recognize that a paragraph is indented
Begin thinking about how the invention will be constructed
Ask your child: Who is FEMA? How will your invention help people in the community? What is your invention called?
 
This week in math, we will:
Interpret marks on a line plot as data
Understand that the numbers on a ruler or number line can be used to represent a given length
Represent data on a line plot
Tell what each X stands for on a line plot
Read charts
Understand tally marks
Vocab: data, line plot
Ask your child: What does each X represent on a line plot? When marking tally marks, what do you do for the fifth tally? How is a line plot like a ruler?