The Solar System has been changing a lot over the last few years. We lost Pluto (the true ninth planet in our generation). This week we have the opportunity to study the planets, our solar system and other universes.
Here is what I used to introduce this week's unit:
KQED Quest video on the Planet Hunters (we watched about 5 minutes of this clip to generate some questions about what is just beyond the horizon):
QUEST on KQED Public Media.
Watch for more interesting things that we will incoporate into the learning of the Eight planets and Space Exploration but more particularly in how to read. The skill and strategy we are working on this week is being able to summarize information.
Remember that the Spelling words for week 11 work with the consonant blends /scr/, /spr/, /str/, and /thr/ and you can find the whole list on Spelling City.com.
Also starting this week I would like the children to do a worksheet for reading (also vocabulary and spelling). I won't expect to have the students turn it in until Friday. This gives you and your student some time to finish it, besides the math homework that will be coming home each night. These students are engaged in learning, I hope we can step it up a notch before the holidays. Let me know if it is too much.
Mr. Fisher
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