Week of January 6-17th

READING:We are going to read the story  "Jump" It is a story about the life of Michael Jordan. We are working on vocabulary, comprehension, fact and opinion, and main idea. The students are learning about the hard work it takes to accomplish a goal.  In grammar, we are working on plural nouns. 

WRITING:
 We are currently working to write creative stories. We continue to be creative in our SQUIGGLE stories this week. This is  where the students receive a squiggle mark, then have to draw something using the squiggle and then write about it! We 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 prewrites. With every sentence we write, we try to think of one good detail sentence to add to our stories. The kids will be winning Squiggle Puppy in their journal writing...We look for GREAT details, CORRECT capitalization and punctuation, and a great story! :)

SPELLING: 

There will be a spelling test next week ....words will ALWAYS be placed in the agenda for the week. The test will be on Friday, January 17th. 

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 finishing up CH11 with multiplication and patterns. We just finished our exploration of fact extensions!! We will be working with fact families.We will also be finishing timed multiplication tests. Check the agenda nightly to see what test your child is currently taking.  Continue to watch for HOMELINKS coming home weekly to work on and return. Please continue to study math facts nightly even though we are not signing our blue multiplication facts paper. We will be using our knowledge daily! :) After this week, we will be starting our unit on Fractions!

SOCIAL STUDIES: 

We are learning about map skills.  Over the next few weeks, we will learn about all types of maps, how to use the grids to read locations, use a compass rose to tell cardinal directions, and create our own map island!

HANDWRITING:

We continue to learn our cursive letters. We are almost finished! The students have done an awesome job forming their new letters! Be looking for work starting to be in cursive! We are using the Handwriting without Tears program. You received a copy of the letters on Curriculum night. Keep practicing and check out the link for Handwriting Without Tears for helpful hints and practice tips. Click Here.