News and Questions for the Week of December 2-6, 2013

Invention Convention news!  Parents, if you could, would you send in recyclable materials for our class that students can use to build invention prototypes?  Our young innovators and I will be especially grateful!  We will assemble our projects in class towards the end of next week.  Many thanks!

Questions to ask your child from the week of December 2-6, 2013:

In Reading:

-        What book are you reading in your Book Club?

-        What makes a good Book Talk?  What books would you like to read that have been recommended by your classmates?

-        What are you reading right now during independent reading?

In Writing:

-        What are you going to write to advertise your invention?  How do you think you could be extra persuasive?

-        What do you like better: googledocs or google presentations?  Why?

 In Word Study:

-               What do the question words have in common?

-               Why does the word <they> have an <e> and not an <a>?

In Math:

-               What is important to do when solving two-step word problems?

-               How can you break apart arrays to solve multiplication problems using easier facts?

In Social Studies:

-               What problem do you hope to solve with your invention for the Invention Convention? 

-               What did you learn through your technology timeline or the timelines of your classmates?