Week of March 30th thru April 10th

READING:We are reading  a new story this week called, "Hellen Keller". We are working on main idea, sequencing, summarizing, questioning, vocabulary, and comprehension. In grammar, we are working on proper nouns and facts and opinion. We are focusing on reading with natural pauses. We are also talking about different biographies and timelines. Your child will be creating a timeline of their lives and sharing it with the class. We will send this project home on Wednesday night. It is due on MONDAY, April 6th. 

WRITING:
In Being a Writer, we are working on nonfiction pieces.  We are still working on personal narratives and persuasive paragraphs also in writing and adding details to all of our stories.  We continue to work on writing  creative stories and adding more detail. We continue to be creative in our SQUIGGLE stories each week. This is  where the students receive a squiggle mark, then have to draw something using the squiggle and then write about it! We are creating  some awesome writing in our journals and we are exciting to do so many writing projects!  We continue to work on writing Weekend Reports every Monday. 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 pre-writes. With every sentence we write, we try to think of one good detail sentence to add to our stories. 

SPELLING: 

There will be a NO spelling test this Wed. it is just a pretest.  ....words will ALWAYS be placed in the Red Folder for the week.  On the weeks that we do not take a test, we are still working on spelling and the patterns that are created in words. There will be a pretest every other week on Wednesdays.

If your child is on a challenge list... make sure you check the Red Folder for the word list. Please keep one list at home on the fridge, and the other in the Red Folder for us to use at school. Thanks!

MATH:

We are continue to work on Unit 9- measurement.The main focus is learning what tools to use for measurement and correctly measuring inches, centimeters, feet, yards, and meters.  Try to have your child log in to MOBY MAX to work on math facts. We are also continuing to review all concepts learned so far this year and problem solving. Continue to watch for HOMELINKS coming home in the Red Folder to work on and return. We are also using Fun4yourbrain website for practicing addition and subtraction. Please continue to work on money and identifying coins!

SOCIAL STUDIES:

We are learning to locate items on a map, how to create map keys, labeling and locating items on a map using a compass rose, and designing our own foot maps!

We are also learning to create timelines using different facts that we learn about people.

Week of March 16th

READING:We are reading  a new story this week called, "Schools around the World". We are working on story elements, sequencing, summarizing, questioning, vocabulary, and comprehension. In grammar, we are working on proper nouns and facts and opinion. We are focusing this story on reading with expression and stress. Stress refers to the emphasis readers place on particular words (louder tone) to reflect the meaning of the text as speakers would do in oral language. We are also exploring the fun of idioms!

WRITING:
This week we are working on a graphic organizer called OREO. We are helping the students brainstorm ways to write an opinion and persuasive paragraphs.  We are still working on personal narratives in writing and adding details to all of our writing.  We continue to work on writing  creative stories and adding more detail. We continue to be creative in our SQUIGGLE stories each week. This is  where the students receive a squiggle mark, then have to draw something using the squiggle and then write about it! We are creating  some awesome writing in our journals and we are exciting to do so many writing projects!  We continue to work on writing Weekend Reports every Monday. 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 pre-writes. With every sentence we write, we try to think of one good detail sentence to add to our stories. 

SPELLING: 

There will be a NO spelling test this Wed. and no pretest before spring break ....words will ALWAYS be placed in the Red Folder for the week.  On the weeks that we do not take a test, we are still working on spelling and the patterns that are created in words. There will be a pretest every other week on Wednesdays.

If your child is on a challenge list... make sure you check the Red Folder for the word list. Please keep one list at home on the fridge, and the other in the Red Folder for us to use at school. Thanks!

MATH:

We are  working on Unit 9- measurement.The main focus is learning what tools to use for measurement and correctly measuring inches, centimeters, feet, yards, and meters.  Try to have your child log in to MOBY MAX to work on math facts. We are also continuing to review all concepts learned so far this year and problem solving. Continue to watch for HOMELINKS coming home in the Red Folder to work on and return. We are also using Fun4yourbrain website for practicing addition and subtraction. Please continue to work on money and identifying coins!

SOCIAL STUDIES:

We are learning to locate items on a map, how to create map keys, labeling and locating items on a map using a compass rose, and designing our own foot maps!

We are also learning to create timelines using different facts that we learn about people.

Week of March 2nd - March 12th

READING:We are reading  a new story this week called, "Violet's Music". We are working on story elements, sequencing, summarizing, questioning, vocabulary, and comprehension. In grammar, we are working types of sentences. We are focusing this story on reading with expression and stress. Stress refers to the emphasis readers place on particular words (louder tone) to reflect the meaning of the text as speakers would do in oral language. We are also exploring the fun of idioms!

WRITING:
This week we are working on a graphic organizer called OREO. We are helping the students brainstorm ways to write an opinion and persuasive paragraphs.  We are still working on personal narratives in writing and adding details to all of our writing.  We continue to work on writing  creative stories and adding more detail. We continue to be creative in our SQUIGGLE stories each week. This is  where the students receive a squiggle mark, then have to draw something using the squiggle and then write about it! We are creating  some awesome writing in our journals and we are exciting to do so many writing projects!  We continue to work on writing Weekend Reports every Monday. 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 pre-writes. With every sentence we write, we try to think of one good detail sentence to add to our stories. 

SPELLING: 

There will be a spelling test this Wed. 2/11 and no pretest before spring break ....words will ALWAYS be placed in the Red Folder for the week.  On the weeks that we do not take a test, we are still working on spelling and the patterns that are created in words. There will be a pretest every other week on Wednesdays.

If your child is on a challenge list... make sure you check the Red Folder for the word list. Please keep one list at home on the fridge, and the other in the Red Folder for us to use at school. Thanks!

MATH:

We are  working on Unit 9- measurement.The main focus is learning what tools to use for measurement and correctly measuring inches, centimeters, feet, yards, and meters.  Try to have your child log in to MOBY MAX to work on math facts. We are also continuing to review all concepts learned so far this year and problem solving. Continue to watch for HOMELINKS coming home in the Red Folder to work on and return. We are also using Fun4yourbrain website for practicing addition and subtraction. Please continue to work on money and identifying coins!

SOCIAL STUDIES:

We are learning to locate items on a map, how to create map keys, labeling and locating items on a map using a compass rose, and designing our own foot maps!

We are also learning to create timelines using different facts that we learn about people.