Week of Nov. 8 - 12

Beginning tomorrow, we start the first major phase of "Discovery" - our colonization simulation. We will spend the morning looking at the cargo list of the Mayflower before turning our attention towards the cargo lists of each group. This is the most important part of the game. What each group decides to bring will determine their success in the simulation. Everyone is excited about reaching this point! By the time Curriculum Night comes around, we should begin the first rounds.

Ms. Madona, our MAT, will be in class full time (except Fridays) until Thanksgiving break. Starting Monday, she will begin working with students in a study of non-fiction texts. This will be a fun, and informative study, since students become more and more exposed to this type of reading material. What makes non-fiction reading even more interesting, is that meaning is carried in not just the print, but also the pictures, captions, titles, and labels. Students have to know how to navigate and comprehend this material. But not only do students have to navigate and comprehend this material, but they must also share information via writing, using their familiarity of this type of reading. This is what we hope to accomplish over the next several weeks.

Don't forget this Thursday is Curriculum Night at 6:30 pm. We will continue sharing some of what we have been working on in class. I also ask if you have questions about your child, please schedule an appointment instead to waiting for Curriculum Night.

Thanks,

Scott