September 29th- October 3rd
Writing
This week our focus will be on putting a story in the correct order. Our goal is to have a clear beginning, middle, and end to a story. We will practice this skill by ordering "everyday tasks" such as tying shoes or making a bowl of cereal. By the end of the week we will write about how we brush our teeth. We will continue to practice the spelling rule of the week each day. I have seen progress in our spelling already! On Fridays we will assess how well they know the spelling pattern. If you would like additional "at home" practice there are some links on the blog under "websites".
Reading
This week we will be focusing on making connections and inferences as we read. Students will understand that making connections will help them dig deeper to figure out the author's meaning of the story. We will learn how to make text-to self, text- to text, and text-to world connections as we read. We will also be learning about inferences. When we make an inference we are using our schema (what we know) and the author's clues to make a guess as to what is happening in the story.
Spelling
The spelling list will come home on Monday and we will assess their knowledge of the spelling pattern on Friday.
Math
We are wrapping up our place value, addition and subtraction unit this week! We will spend a few days learning some more strategies such as finding the missing addend. We will be upping the ante this week by mixing addition and subtraction word problems together. After a few days of practice, we will review everything we've learned before assessing on Friday.
For homework this week, please complete Addition and Subtraction Problems with 20: Level 2 on Khan Academy.
Science
This week in science we will continue tracking the weather and reading thermometers daily. We will move into science safety and discuss the importance of using science tools correctly. We're going to learn about different scientists and identify different topics that these scientists study. We will ask the question, "what is science?" and students will describe their idea of a scientist, including the things scientists study and the tools they use. Students will go over science safety contracts, then take them home in their folder to sign and return. We will discuss what do we do that makes us all scientists. We'll introduce vocabulary a scientist might use when conducting investigations, such as prediction, question, plan, observations, and explanations. At the end of the week, students will make their own science safety videos! Throughout the week we will be putting our science safety rules to the test by continuing our weather experiments.
Reminders
September 30th: Individual picture day (These orders are prepaid, please send order forms by Sept. 30th)
September 30- October 1st: OLSAT testing
Library Day is _________: Don't forget to return books to school!
