Week of October 18

READING:We are reading the story "The Little Red Ant and the Great Big Crumb". We are working on vocabulary, discussing Folktales, comprehension, cause and effect (which is very difficult for the kids), and setting.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 Wednesday. 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. The kids LOVE winning Squiggle Puppy...We look for GREAT details, CORRECT capitalization and punctuation, and a great story! :)

SPELLING:

Don't forget to study your words... our test is on Wednesday. This week's words:

bear           pear            wear                      BONUS: Prime Meridian

tear            ear               dear                                      Equator

fear            near             clear

clear           hear             heard

learn          earth            earn

                         

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:
Our math test will be postponed Wednesday of this week...over unit 2. We continue learning about Fact Families. We are also focusing on story problems and learning how to add and subtract using partial sums.  Keep watching agendas and homework folders for Homelinks to review our skills at home. I will again send a packet home in the next few days of Homelinks that we did not send home during our unit. These are to be used as practice and NOT TO BE TURNED BACK IN! :) Extra practice at home always helps...

SOCIAL STUDIES:

For the next 2 weeks, we will be studying MAP SKILLS. The students will be learning how to use a map key and even creating their own maps! They will also learn about the hemispheres, continents, grids, and the different landforms. We continue to learn about maps and will have a test on Friday over the skills we have learned.

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.