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Week of 08/11/25 Literacy – Deepening Comprehension and Author’s Craft

In literacy, we will continue reading the delightful and thought-provoking novel Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo. As we read, students will explore both the meaning and the artistry behind the text.

Focus Skills This Week:

Author’s Purpose: Determining why the author wrote the text and how it shapes meaning.
Figurative Language: Identifying and interpreting similes, metaphors, and other literary devices to deepen understanding.
Asking and Answering Questions: Generating meaningful questions before, during, and after reading to monitor comprehension.
Text and Graphic Features: Analyzing how illustrations, diagrams, and other features contribute to meaning.

Parent Tip: When reading with your child at home, encourage them to stop and explain the author’s purpose or point out interesting word choices and graphics.

Literacy – Week of August 4th

We’re kicking off Literacy with many of the same community-building activities we’re doing in Advocacy, including classroom expectations and shared reading routines.

Starting Wednesday, we dive into instruction with our essential question: “What makes us who we are?”
To explore this question, we’re reading an excerpt from Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo. We’ll use the text to develop skills around identifying central ideas and analyzing cause and effect relationships in literature.

We are so excited to launch a year of reading, thinking, and growing together!