Please read below for information regarding a change in the spelling program as well as information about the upcoming week.
Literacy-
After our literacy tests last week, I now know your child's AR level and parent letters will be coming home this week so that you are about to help them find appropriate leveled books at home.
We are going to be working on alphabetizing words as our word work for the week. We will also be building our oral vocabulary with the words ascend, descend, orbit, universe, enormous, journey, launch and meteorite.
As we are reading our text for the week, we will be looking at character and setting as well as identifying plot and main idea.
We are also going to continue talking about how we speak and listen appropriately.
Religion-
Unfortunately, we weren't able to get to everything that was planned for the week so we are going to continue talking about the Bible, we will also be making sacrifice beads after talking about St. Therese of Lisieux.
Math-
As you may have noticed, the mad minutes have been coming home this week for your child to practice. Please help your child practice by timing them while they complete their mad minute. Tuesday we will have a math test on topic 1. Topic 2 takes a closer look at addition strategies. Not all strategies are going to work for your child. We are reviewing them just as an option for them to use.
Social Studies/Science-
Over the past week we have been working with continents and oceans and identifying them. Your students have learned two different songs and I have included them. We also played a game that your child might enjoy playing at home. You can find that game here.
This week will will be continuing to study our world. We are going to be cartographers and create a map. We will be talking about the hemispheres and equator as well as studying where we are on the map. Your child should have a sense that we are part of a big city, state, country, continent and world.
Continents
(To the tune of: "Its a Small World")
It's a small world after all!
It's a small world after all!
It's a small world after all!
It's a small, small world!
North and South America,
Europe, Asia, Africa,
Australia and Antarctica,
It's a small, small world!
The Oceans
(To the tune of "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean")
The earth is all covered with ocean,
The earth is all covered with sea,
The earth is all covered with ocean,
More water than land, don't you see?
(Chorus)
Water, water, there's water all over the world, the world,
water, water, there's water all over the world.
So salty and cold is the ocean,
So salty and cold is the sea,
So salty and cold is the ocean,
Too cold and too salty for me.
Chorus
Atlantic, Pacific, the Arctic,
Southern and Indian, too.
These oceans all cover our planet,
I named all of them, now can you?
Chorus
*These songs were not created by me. They were created by Bruce Frazee, Chris Garcia-Prats, Jenny Tasian, Amy Yang Hawthorne Elementary /Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas*
Spelling-
Our spelling program is going to be looking a bit different beginning next week. However this week we will be focusing on sight words. These words are "no excuse" words and will not only go onto our word wall, but be required in all writing to be spelled correctly.
Students know if they are triangles or squares.
Square words: Triangle words:
small was
have have
into into
then then
ask ask
outside he
now now
of of
thank and
where has
Beginning next week, students will be given 10 words. 5 words that follow a spelling pattern and 5 sight words. On Friday, however, they will be given 18 spelling words. 10 words that follow the spelling pattern and 8 high frequency words, 5 from the beginning of the week and 3 from the previous week. For example, if the spelling pattern were short vowels you may see the following:
Pattern: Short vowels
1.pot
2. man
3. dog
4. hum
5. pit
High-frequency words:
6. me
7. you
8.I
9. be
10. we
The spelling test would then come home with 18 words. 10 pattern words and 8 high- frequency words. This will all be explained in class next week to your child.
Reminders-
On Friday, math homework 1.7, 2.1 and 2.2 will be due. Until October conferences, I ask that you and your student just get used to getting online and taking the quiz. After October conferences, students will be required to turn in all homework sheets on Fridays.
Picture day is coming up on Thursday. Students wear mass uniforms for both Wednesday and Thursday this week. Students are allowed to bring tennis shoes for gym on Thursday.
If you have questions about anything, please feel free to email me.
St. Therese of Lisieux, pray for us!
No comments:
Post a Comment