Week of October 25

READING:We are reading the story "The Book of Think". We are working on vocabulary, discussing problem solving, comprehension, and picture riddles. The students will be bringing home some problems to solve with you that can be pretty tricky! So keep your minds open and try your best! 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:

This week we will be using our PUMPKIN PROJECTS to write descriptive paragraphs about our pumpkins... then we are going to switch paragraphs and GUESS which pumpkin belongs to who! 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:

camp        camera      cave                     BONUS: government

color         cost           contest                                legislative

cub            keep          key

kids           kindergarten

kiss           kitchen      kite          kitten                         

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 was last week and now we are moving on to measurement... the students are learning that there are more than one way to measure something! We measured items around our classroom with our shoes (yes, it was kind of smelly!:) and now we are measuring with standard measurement. Continue to watch for Homelinks to come home in the homework folder.

SOCIAL STUDIES:

We will continue to study MAP SKILLS for another few days and finish up with a map test. The students are doing a great job with grids and are currently working on a FOOT Map Island! You will be able to see all their neat projects displayed in the hallway around our classroom! We are starting our GOVERNMENT unit this week also. The students will learn how the national government works and also how our local government works as well. We will also be discussing the importance of voting and being a good citizen. We will be registering to vote so we can do KIDS VOTING on NOVEMBER 2nd. Remember to go out and vote in this important election!

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.