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Week of November 24, 2014

11/21/2014

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Common Core Resources

    Many parents have been asking about our Common Core State Standards (CCSS). I have compiled a list of various web resources that you may find valuable.
Parent CCSS Resources

New Unit: Then and Now

    Our new unit will last approximately eight weeks. During that time, we will be covering the following vocabulary and concepts:
    • Compare & Contrast
    • Main Idea
    • 5 Ws .  Students should be able to take a sentence, paragraph, or passage and answer who, what, when, where, and why questions in COMPLETE sentences.
    • Capitalization (days of the week, months of the year, proper nouns, titles, etc.)
    • Identify and use adjectives
    • Identify and use adverbs
    • Rearrange sentences
    • Primary Source (an eyewitness account of an event)
    • Secondary Source (something that gives you information about an event after that event took place)
    • Document (an important paper such as drivers' license, birth certificate, contracts, etc.)
    • Artifact (an object made and used by people)
    • Timeline (shows the order in which events happen
    • History (what has happened in the past)
    • Ancestors (relatives from the past)
    • Immigrants (people who settle in another country
    • Interview (a meeting for asking and answering questions)
    • Family Tree (a chart of family members)

Parent Conference Schedule

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