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Our Weekly Learning      3-24-17
News and Information    Parent-Teacher conferences are next week! On Thursday, March 30th, all Clever faculty and students may wear red to show their love and support for a teacher in our district who is taking a medical leave of absence.
Language Workshop This week we started our author study on Kevin Henkes by reading the story, Owen. We practiced finding and using adjectives. We also introduced inflectional endings: -s, -ed, -ing.	Math Workshop This week we did quick mini lessons on fractions, geometry, time, length, and money.  We wanted a little exposure of these concepts before we NWEA test next week.
Writing Workshop This week we started researching about different classifications of animals and writing about them. We are working on using topic sentences, key details, and conclusions in our writing.	Word Study Next week our words will be: mother, animal, said, down, now, walk, talk, far, car, by Please practice reading and writing these words at home. We will be testing over them on Friday.
Next Week We will continue our author study on Kevin Henkes. In math we will begin Topic 10, Adding with Tens and Ones. In writing we will continue researching and writing informatives about animals.	Important Dates March 28 & 30 Parent-Teacher Conference April 6 Spring Pictures April 14 No School