ELA The past two weeks during Reading we have been focusing on Setting and Sequence of a story. A big part of reading is Comprehension, and one way to help improve Reading Comprehension is to focus on Story Elements such as Setting and Plot (sequence). Last week, students listened to "Fix it Duck" and listed all of the settings which were mentioned in the book. This week, we read the book "Plaidypus Lost" (yes it's PLAID---ask your child how he got his name) and students used pictures and labels to tell the sequence of the story, focusing on the 4 places where Plaidypus was lost. In writing, students learned about labelling pictures, and how we can become "kid writers"---many students are now taking that risk into becoming independent writers! Please keep working on ABC recognition and letter sound identification at home as these two skills will help your child in the writing process! Students also added two new words to our word wall..."th...