1. Britton’s and Wilson’s BREAKING NEWSletter
November 28th – December 2nd
ELA:
 We will continue our Wondering/Questioning Unit. Our text this week is Brave Irene. We will continue to read various fiction texts to gather ideas to draft our own fiction narratives.
Vocabulary:
Coax: persuade someone to do something by talking to the person gently and kindly
Snug: comfortable, warm, and cozy
Advise: tell someone what you think he or she should do
Delirious: very happy and excited
Fret: worry or get upset about something
Cherish: care for something deeply. If you cherish something, you treat it with great care because it is very important to you.
Math:
Our math skill this week is solving 2 step word problems using addition and subtraction.
Announcements
We are now collecting children’s mittens for the mitten tree. Thank you in advance for your contribution!
Reading Fair boards are due on Dec. 6th. Winners will go to County office to compete.
We are collecting box tops. Please contribute if possible. Thanks in advance!
Please remember to send a snack with your child each day. Snacks are also available for purchase (50 cents each).
Join Remind by to This is how we send out reminders/announcements.
Handy Homework:
I can statements: I can tell time to the last minute and calculate intervals of time. I can visualize from a passage. I can ask and answer questions about a passage. I can reread for information. I can recognize a pronoun.
Test Dates:
Math: No tests this week. Fact Fluency PRACTICE TEST on Friday.
ELA: Week 13/14 Voc Quiz on Friday; Unit 4 Comprehension assessment on Friday.
Be sure to encourage your child to read each night. They should be reading at least 20 minutes. Ask your child about what they are reading and what is happening in their book. They love to share their reading knowledge with you!
All ELA homework is due on THURSDAY.
Comprehension Worksheet (What’s the Forecast?)
Character Description Writing Worksheet
Week 14 Crossword Puzzle (Review for our vocab quiz Friday!)
Math Homework:
Monday : Remember and Review- Monday Homework
Tuesday: Remember and Review – Tuesday Homework
Wednesday: Work on your Math facts
Thursday: Remember and Review – Thursday Homework

2. Britton’s and Wilson’s BREAKING NEWSletter
November 28th-December 2nd
Math
I can:
Solve 2 step word problems using addition and subtraction.
multiply and divide using 0’s, 1’s, 2’s, 3’s, 5’s, 6’s, and 10’s.
Helpful Websites:
I can statements: I can tell time to the last minute and calculate intervals of time. I can visualize from a passage. I can ask and answer questions about a passage. I can reread for information. I can recognize a pronoun.
ELA Standards
I can:
Ask and answer questions about a text
Reread a story for information
Use the text to make inferences
Write narratives to develop imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events