Monday, September 19, 2016

Second Full Week of School

   As we enter our second full week of school I would like to thank you for the support you have shown by signing steno pads, reading calendars, and attending Open House. If you were unable to attend Open House and you would like to come in and be a Mystery Reader please email me to arrange a date.

   We will be working very hard this week. In addition to our subject area learning we will continue to practice classroom routines, and work on being active listeners. As always I will stress putting forth our best effort during the day.

This week...

Reader's Workshop
     We will continue to work on routines while we build our stamina for reading. We are discussing what we can do to build our reading lives, and how we know that a book is just right for us.

Writer's Workshop
     Our first unit in writing is a personal narrative unit. This week we will work on gathering ideas, and writing off of our brainstormed lists. We will discuss how to write small moments that are full of detail.

Math
    This week we will continue to review place value. We will work on number lines, comparing numbers, and ordering numbers. Please be on the lookout for some important information regarding addition and subtraction fact practice, as well as, a preliminary assessment of your child's fact retention.

Social Studies
    We are learning about reading maps and globes. This week we will begin to use atlases and map grids to locate specific places on a map.

Spelling
    On Friday your child will bring home his/her first spelling list. This list will be 5 words that your child does not know how to spell (all of the words were pretested). Each list is individualized to meet the needs of your child. Please practice the words, and writing the words in a sentence (a good rule for sentences is at least 6 word). The spelling quiz will be given on Thursday, September 28th.

Word Work
    The students are reviewing nouns and verbs. We also be working on writing complete sentences, and the different type of sentences this week. Finally, we are learning about the dictionary, and how to find words.

Creating classroom guidelines to have a successful year...





Making our globes...


















Thank you to our first Mystery Reader of the year, Mrs. Mash!


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