Reading
This week readers will be working with what they know about words and word work to help them figure out tricky words. Students will consider if they know a certain thing to be true about one word, they can often transfer that knowledge to unknown words as well. For example, If I know the word "play," then I know other words that begin with "pl," such as plan or plane. Also, If I know "play," then I can know words like way, stay, and may. Readers will be working on reading fluently as well. This means that when students read, it sounds as though they are talking.
Writing
Students will be choosing a fall activity they have participated in to write about this week. Students may choose from such topics as apple picking, pumpkin carving, going to football games, raking leaves, or having a campfire. They will use a graphic organizer to map out their writing work for the week. Students will focus on making their writing readable to others. They know that they will need to check their writing for content, punctuation, spacing, and overall neatness. Students will be creating an opening sentence to introduce their audience to their topic. After that, they will focus on the beginning, middle, and end of their story. Using transition words such as first, then, next, after that, and finally to sequence the order of their story. Finally, students will write a closing or ending sentence to tell their reader that the story is over.
Word Work
List 1-in, if, as, am
List 2-does, this, they, play
Both groups will work on the patterns of -an,-un, and -en. Examples of these words include pan, man, can, fun, sun, run, ten, men, hen.
Math
Students continue to work on instantly recognizing numbers 1-10 using ten frames, dominoes, or dice. They will be introduced to pattern blocks this week and will be creating a picture using 10 blocks. We will make a class book from our work together. Students will continue their work in number sense as create a riddle in response to the book, "How many feet? How many tails?" Another class book will be made from our riddles. Continue to work on counting on and back from any number up to 120. If your child can do this easily, use numbers up to 500. Also, students should be able to tell the number that comes before or number that comes after a given number through 120.
Science
So, sometimes science works the way you want it to, and sometimes it doesn't. Our grass experiment failed as it never germinated or grew at all. However, we did learn so much about how important the sun is to our survival. It is the principle source of energy for earth. We are concluding this unit as we write all that we know about the sun in our post assessment on Monday.
History
This week students will be introduced to a new unit of study. We will be launching a study into history. We will be investigating how time can be divided into categories; how photographs, letters, books, and artifacts can be used to learn about the past; and how the way basic human needs are met has changed over time. Students will be acting as museum curators to create a collection of artifacts that teaches other students how basic needs have been met in the past and how they might be met in the future.
(Check your child's folder this week for ways you can help with this unit.)
Other Information
*PTO meeting Thursday at 7:00pm
*Walk-a-thon Celebration on Friday!
*Please send in library books each Thursday. That is the day we exchange our books.
*Support our PTO with your Market Day order.
*Wear appropriate clothing for the changing weather. We will go outside to recess unless it's raining or the temperature is below 32 degrees.
Thank you so much for your continued support by working so diligently with your child each week. Have a wonderful week! Mrs. Clark
This week readers will be working with what they know about words and word work to help them figure out tricky words. Students will consider if they know a certain thing to be true about one word, they can often transfer that knowledge to unknown words as well. For example, If I know the word "play," then I know other words that begin with "pl," such as plan or plane. Also, If I know "play," then I can know words like way, stay, and may. Readers will be working on reading fluently as well. This means that when students read, it sounds as though they are talking.
Writing
Students will be choosing a fall activity they have participated in to write about this week. Students may choose from such topics as apple picking, pumpkin carving, going to football games, raking leaves, or having a campfire. They will use a graphic organizer to map out their writing work for the week. Students will focus on making their writing readable to others. They know that they will need to check their writing for content, punctuation, spacing, and overall neatness. Students will be creating an opening sentence to introduce their audience to their topic. After that, they will focus on the beginning, middle, and end of their story. Using transition words such as first, then, next, after that, and finally to sequence the order of their story. Finally, students will write a closing or ending sentence to tell their reader that the story is over.
Word Work
List 1-in, if, as, am
List 2-does, this, they, play
Both groups will work on the patterns of -an,-un, and -en. Examples of these words include pan, man, can, fun, sun, run, ten, men, hen.
Math
Students continue to work on instantly recognizing numbers 1-10 using ten frames, dominoes, or dice. They will be introduced to pattern blocks this week and will be creating a picture using 10 blocks. We will make a class book from our work together. Students will continue their work in number sense as create a riddle in response to the book, "How many feet? How many tails?" Another class book will be made from our riddles. Continue to work on counting on and back from any number up to 120. If your child can do this easily, use numbers up to 500. Also, students should be able to tell the number that comes before or number that comes after a given number through 120.
Science
So, sometimes science works the way you want it to, and sometimes it doesn't. Our grass experiment failed as it never germinated or grew at all. However, we did learn so much about how important the sun is to our survival. It is the principle source of energy for earth. We are concluding this unit as we write all that we know about the sun in our post assessment on Monday.
History
This week students will be introduced to a new unit of study. We will be launching a study into history. We will be investigating how time can be divided into categories; how photographs, letters, books, and artifacts can be used to learn about the past; and how the way basic human needs are met has changed over time. Students will be acting as museum curators to create a collection of artifacts that teaches other students how basic needs have been met in the past and how they might be met in the future.
(Check your child's folder this week for ways you can help with this unit.)
Other Information
*PTO meeting Thursday at 7:00pm
*Walk-a-thon Celebration on Friday!
*Please send in library books each Thursday. That is the day we exchange our books.
*Support our PTO with your Market Day order.
*Wear appropriate clothing for the changing weather. We will go outside to recess unless it's raining or the temperature is below 32 degrees.
Thank you so much for your continued support by working so diligently with your child each week. Have a wonderful week! Mrs. Clark