December 8-12

This week we will be reading the story Night Letters.  We will focus our comprehension on drawing conclusions from what we already know and what we read to understand the story. We have our Christmas concert on Tuesday,  December 9th at 6:30.  Our Christmas Party will be on December 19th.

Other skills learned this week:

Grammar-Subject/Verb Agreement

Math-Making Change

Spelling-Words with /ge/ and /dge/

November 24-26

We will be reviewing and taking our Unit 2 Benchmark test this week.  Please review vocabulary words for the whole unit.  Your child has the vocabulary sheets in the back of the blue folder.
We began the time/money unit in math.  Please discuss with your child time to nearest minute and elapsed time.  Also have them practice telling you two ways to say a time.  Example..its 8:15 or a quarter after 8 or its 8:40 or 20 minutes to 9.  I wish you all a very safe and Happy Thanksgiving!!
P.S. Reading is always encouraged!!

Week of November 17-21

Our story this week is The Gardner  with an emphasis being placed on cause and effect....what happened and why it happened.  Please encourage your child to read nightly at home.  They should have 15 AR points by the end of this week.  Students can stay with me to read Tuesday, Thursday and Friday after school.

Other academic skills:

Grammar:  Verbs

Spelling:  Contractions

Math:  Two and three digit addition and subtraction with regrouping

Once a month swim:  Tuesday, November 18th

Week of November 10-14

This week we will be reading the story William's House.  This is a historical fiction story similar to the way of life of the first settlers in America.  We will be using facts and details from the story as well as background knowledge to draw conclusions about the story.  Veteran's Day is November 11th so we will discussing the importance of recognizing and thanking the many men and women who have served our country.  How very grateful I am to all of you who have served and fought for my freedoms!!

Other academic areas:

Spelling:  Words including th, sh, tch, and ph

Grammar: Possessive Plural Nouns

Math:  Subtracting 2 and 3 digit numbers with regrouping

Week of November 3-7

This week we will be reading the story Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens.   This is a great story with an important lesson to be learned.  We will be learning about Author's Purpose and determining whether the author is writing a story in order to inform, persuade or entertain the audience.  It will be another short week so our spelling test will be on Thursday.  I look forward to visiting with you all this week about your child's progress.

Other skills taught this week

Grammar-Singular Possessive Nouns

Spelling- Consonant Blends-spl, the, squ, str

Math- Addiing 2 & 3 digit numbers with regrouping

Week of October 13th-17th

This week we will be reading the non-fiction story Penguin Chick.   We will be identifying the main idea and supporting details to improve comprehension.  We will be learning how to use graphic organizers to help organize our thoughts and ideas about the story.  The spelling test, grammar test and reading selection test will all be on Thursday the 16th, as there is no school on Friday.  Other areas of focus are listed below:

Grammar-Common and Proper Nouns

Spelling- Syllable patterns- dividing words in to syllables can help with decoding.  If the syllable ends with a consonant as in lemon the vowel is short.  If the syllable ends with a vowel then the vowel will have the long sound as in pilot.

Writing-Summarizing

Math-Estimating

October 6-10
Hello!!
This week we are reading the story My Rows and Piles of Coins.  The main comprehension skill we will be focusing on is character traits and setting.  It is important to review the vocabulary words and meanings on the reading skills/spelling sheet sent home each Monday as those are tested each week on our reading selection test.  Our AR goal for this quarter is 20 points.  If they focus on 5 points per week they will be right on target to meet the goal.   They are able to attain 2 points per week on our reading selections in class and are always encouraged to read when their work is completed.  Below is a list of concepts we will be working on this week:

Reading-Characters and Setting

Grammar-Compound Sentences

Spelling Pattern- ou as in out and oy as in toy

Math- Addition Properties-Commutative, Associative and Identity