READING:
We are reading the story "How My Family Lives in America". We are working on vocabulary, discussing photo essays, comprehension, making predictions, and making Chinese Lanterns! Keep reading nightly and record on the Reading Calendar to be turned in on Monday in the Red Folders. Remember to read for AT LEAST 15 minutes on 3 separate nights....HAPPY READING! ")
WRITING:
We continue to work on writing Weekend Reports every Monday and Squiggles every Friday. We are focusing on writing a complete sentence with a capital letter, a complete thought, and an endmark. We are also learning to use graphic organizers to help with our prewrites. With every sentence we write, we try to think of one good detail sentence to add to our stories.
SPELLING:
Don't forget to study your words... our test is on Wednesday. This week's words:
ring long drink bonus: America
rang spring blink foreigner
rung thing think
string finger thank
strong wink bunk
If you're on a challenge list... make sure you check your agenda for the word list. All word lists are posted weekly in the agenda.
MATH:
This week we are learning about Fact Families. This students are practicing addition and subtraction facts using fact triangles and games like roll to 100. We will also be learning how to solve "What's My Rule?". Keep watching agendas and homework folders for Homelinks to review our skills at home.
HEALTH:
We are studying Chapter 5 in Nutrition right now. They are doing a great job learning vocabulary with all of our FUN motions! Ask your child to SHOW you all the nutrients! We are switching with Miss Beeker's 3rd grade class right now.
HANDWRITING:
We are still working on learning our lowercase letters in cursive! They are doing great! Keep practicing and check out the link for Handwriting Without Tears for helpful hints and practice tips. Click Here.
