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=Topics for the Dinner Table = ===In Math, we began to learn about probability. Our topics included identifying events are likely or unlikely to happen and events that are certain or impossible. === ===During Language Arts this week, we discussed special days and read stories about different celebrations. Our grammar topic was Adverbs . Adverbs can be tricky to identify at first. Once we established that adverbs do not replace verbs the way pronouns replace nouns, we were off to a good start. Adverbs describe the action in the sentence or tell when the action will occur. For example: 1.The man snored __loudly__. 'Loudly' tells us how the man snored. 2. The sun will come out __tomorrow__. 'Tomorrow' tells us when it will come out. === ===The chicks have left the building. They have gone to live on a farm owned by a former RJE family and are adjusting wonderfully. We will have new pictures and an update this week but they seem very happy so far.We began our final unit of Social Studies by delving into Communication and Sound, specifically how communication has changed over time. === ===For Phonemic Awareness, we used many strategies to manipulate sounds. We focused on open and closed syllables in words and how knowing the difference helps us determine whether the vowel sounds are short or long. When they see themselves as detectives looking for word clues, every new strategy could be the breakthrough in the case. ===

Word Wall Words for this week were: no, boy, before, just, man, one
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