WEEK of NOVEMBER 14

READING:We are going to read the story "The Story of Z". We are working on vocabulary, sequence, comprehension, using context clues, and talking about fantasy. We will continue this story into next week as well.  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 Biographies this week  to work on a project (in class... no worries) to share information on our person.  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:

jacket          job               gentle             BONUS:
jar                joke             general           respiratory system
jeans           judge           giant               circulatory system
jelly            jump             giraffe
jet                just              gym

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:
We are working on 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. We are working this week on perimeter and area. We are going to do a project to create our dream house! The test over Unit 3 will be next TUESDAY. Continue to watch for Homelinks to come home in the homework folder.

SCIENCE: (currently teaching Mrs. Snyder's students)

We continue to study rocks and learning about the 3 types of rocks. (igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary) Also, rocks change with the rock cycle. We are also learning how things become fossils. The students are taking notes and using a graphic organizer. We will be taking a test on rocks on the Nov 22nd. 

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.