Week of April 16-20
This week we will be working on:
Math: We will continue working on Chapter 9 Length in Metric Units
Literacy: We will be reading, "Just Like Josh Gibson" and working on Compare and Contrast along with Monitor and Clarify.
Grammar: Using Capital Letters
Social Studies: Citizenship
Science: States of Matter
Reminders:
*Please encourage your child to complete their homework each night and sign their planners please.
*Read Read Read!!!!
Week of April 9-13
This week we will be working on:
Math: We will continue working on Chapter Length in Metric Units
Literacy: We will be reading, "The Signmaker's Assisstant" and working on Main Idea/Details along with inferring.
Grammar: Contractions
Social Studies: Citizenship
Science: States of Matter
Reminders:
*Please encourage your child to complete their homework each night and sign their planners please.
*Read Read Read!!!!
Week of April 2-6
This week we will be working on:
Math: We will finihs up Chapter 8 Length in Customary Units
Literacy: We will be reading, "Horace and Morris, but Mostly Dolores" and working on character/setting along with story structure.
Grammar: Different Kinds of Pronouns
Social Studies: Immigration
Science: Human Body and Vital Organs
Reminders:
*Please encourage your child to complete their homework each night and sign their planners please.
*Read Read Read!!!!
Week of March 26-30
THERE WILL BE NO SCHOOL FRIDAY MARCH 30th GOOD FRIDAY
This week we will be working on:
Math: We will continue Chapter 8 Length in Customary Units
Literacy: We will be reading, "Bad Dog Dosger!" and working on plot/theme and background knowledge.
Grammar: Using I and Me
Social Studies: Immigration
Science: Huma Body and Vital Organs
Reminders:
*Please encourage your child to complete their homework each night and sign their planners please.
*Read Read Read!!!!
Week of March 12-16
No School Spring Break! Enjoy this time with your families! We will see you on Monday March 26th!
Week of March 12-16
This week we will be working on:
Math: We will begin Chapter 8 Length in Customary Units
Literacy: We will be reviewing previous skills this week.
Grammar: Pronouns
Social Studies: Immigration
Science: Huma Body and Vital Organs
Reminders:
*Please encourage your child to complete their homework each night and sign their planners please.
**There will be no school next week March 19-23 for Spring Break
Week of Feb.26-March 2
This week we will be working on:
Math: We will continue Chapter 7 Money and Time
Literacy: We will be reading, "Fire Fighter"and discussing fact and opinion along with important ideas.
Grammar: Pronouns
Spelling: Suffixes -ly, -ful, -er, -or, -ish
cheerful, weekly, hardly, quickly, visitor, teacher, graceful, fighter, slowly, helper, yearly, sailor
Social Studies: U.S. Symbols
Science: Life Cycles
Reminders:
*Please encourage your child to complete their homework each night and sign their planners please.
*This week is Read Across America Week fliers went home explaining how we will celebrate each day.
Monday: Silly Hat
Tuesday: Crazy Socks
Wednesday: Wear red/blue or fish
Thursday: Wear Green
Friday: Pajamas
Week of Feb.19-23
There will be no school on Monday the 19th or Tuesday the 20th in observance of President's Day, and a teacher in-service day.
This week we will be working on:
Math: We will continue Chapter 7 Money and Time
Literacy: We will be reading, "Jack and teh Beanstalk" and "Jim and the Beanstalk" discussing how they are alike and how they are different by making a compare and contrast double bubble thinking map.
Grammar: Review
Spelling: Review
Science: Life Cycles
Reminders:
*Please encourage your child to complete their homework each night and sign their planners please.
*Otis Spunkmeyer money can be turned in until Thursday Feb. 22nd
*Class/Spring pictures will be Thursday Feburary 22nd as well.
Week of Feb.12-16
This week we will be working on:
Math: We will begin Chapter 7 Money and Time
Literacy: We will be reading, "The First Tortilla" and discussing plot and theme along with working on monitor and clarify.
Grammar: Adverbs That Tell How
Spelling: Vowel Digraphs
too, blue, suit, juice, new, true, spoon, drew, fruit, fool, clue, flew
Science: Life Cycles
Reminders:
*Please encourage your child to complete their homework each night and sign their planners please.
*Jumprope for heart money is being collected in the large cafeteria this week.
*Valentine's Day party this Wednesday along with jumprope for heart!
*Interims went home on Friday please sign and return or write me a note to let me know you have seen it!
Thank you!!!!
Week of Jan. 29-Feb. 2
This week we will be working on:
Math: We will finish working on Chapter 6: 3-Digit Addition and Subtraction.
Literacy: We will be reading, "Soil" and discussing fact and opinion and questioning.
Grammar: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Spelling: Dipthongs ou, ow, oi, oy
around, sound, toy, moist, out, flower, noise, coil, gown, howl, royal, cow
Science: Life Cycles
Reminders:
*Please encourage your child to complete their homework each night and sign their planners please.
Week of Jan. 22-26
This week we will be working on:
Math: We will begin working on Chapter 6 3-Digit Addition and Subtraction.
Literacy: We will be reading, "The Life Cycle of a Pumpkin" and discussing sequence and important ideas.
Grammar: Adjectives for Numbers, Size, and Shape
Spelling: Vowel Patterns oo, u
cook, wood, push, book, stood, July, pull, hood, full, shook, brook, put
Science: Life Cycles
Reminders:
*Don't forget to return signed report card envelopes.
*Please encourage your child to complete their homework each night and sign their planners please.
Week of Jan. 8-12
This week we will be working on:
Math: We will be finishing Chapter 5 Subtraction of two digit numbers.
Literacy: We will be reading, "A Weed is a Flower" and discussing fact and opion along with inferring.
Grammar: Linking Verbs (Am, IS, Are, Was, Were)
Spelling: Comparative Endings ( -er -est)
sooner, soonest, hotter, hottest, busier, busiest, happier, happiest, smaller, smallest, fatter, fattest
Science:Magnets
Reminders:
*Please encourage your child to complete their homework each night and sign their planners please.
Week of Dec. 18-22
This week we will be working on:
Math: We will continue Chapter 5 Subtraction of two digit numbers.
Literacy: We will be reading, different holiday stories and practicing skills such as.. compare and contrast, sequence, fact and opinion, etc...
Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present, and Future Tense
Spelling: Holiday words
joy, tinsel, package, mistletoe, candle, stocking, festive, ornament, celebrate, peppermint, sleigh, feast, December, caroling, reindeer, garland, peace, resolution
Science:Magnets
Reminders:
*Please encourage your child to complete their homework each night and sign their planners please.
*Wear green or Grinch shirts on Wednesday.
*Wear pajamas on Thursday.
*Holidat treats for our party on Friday.
Week of Dec. 4-8.
This week we will be working on:
Math: We will finish working on Chapter 4 which is 2-digit Addition, and we will begin working on Chapter 5.
Literacy: We will be reading, "Anansi Goes Fishing" in class and discussing compare and contrast along with summarizing.
Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present, and Future Tense
Spelling: Compound Words
basketball, someone, weekend, something, birthday, riverbank, bathtub, backyard, driveway, bedtime, raindrop, mailbox
Science:Magnets
Reminders:
*Please encourage your child to complete their homework each night and sign their planners please.
Week of November 27-Dec. 1
This week we will be working on:
Math: We will continue working on Chapter 4 which is 2-digit Addition.
Literacy: We will be reading, "Dear Juno" in class and discussing drawing clonlusions along with visualizing.
Grammar: Verbs
Spelling: Vowel Patterns o, oa, ow
goat, most, toast, told, hold, bowl, ago, toad, show, float, open, slow
Science:Magnets
Reminders:
*Please encourage your child to complete their homework each night and sign their planners please.
Week of November 6-10
This week we will be working on:
Math: We will finish working on Chapter 3 Basic Facts and Relationships, and we will begin Chapter 4 which is 2-digit Addition.
Literacy: We will be reading, "One Good Turn Deserves Another" in class and discussing compare and contrast along with inferring.
Spelling: Vowel Patterns a, ai, ay
main, away, brain. today, wait, play, paint, tray, say, raise, stray, tail
Science:Animal Habitats
Reminders:
*Student Led Conferences will be next Wednesday from 5-7pm.
*Permission slips will be goin home soon for our class field trip next week to the Shell Factory.
Week of October 30-November 3
This week we will be working on:
Math: We will continue working on Chapter 3 Basic Facts and Relationships
Literacy: We will be reading, "The Bremen Town Musicians" in class and discussing cause and effect along with story structure.
Spelling: Plurals
lunch, lunches, story, stories, tune, tunes, switch, switches, baby, babies,note, notes
Science:Animal Habitats
Reminders:
*Please remember to sign your child's planner each night to show that you checked their homework. Thank you!
Week of October 23-27
This week we will be working on:
Math: We will continue working on Chapter 3 Basic Facts and Relationships
Literacy: We will be reading, "Scarcity" in class and discussing facts and details along with background knowledge.
Spelling: r-controlled (ir, er, ur)
person, turn, curb, purse, nurse, birth, curl, turtle, dirt, serve, skirt, her
Science:Animal Habitats
Reminders:
*Please remember to sign your child's planner each night to show that you checked their homework. Thank you!
*Our Storybook parade and holiday celebration will be this Friday October 27th.
*Please send in 60 pieces of candy for the story book parade by Thursday October 26th. (This is the day before the parade)
Week of October 16-20
This week we will be working on:
Math: We will be beginning Chapter 3 Basic Facts and Relationships
Literacy:We will be reading, "Abraham Lincoln" in class and discussing author's purpose along with text structure of a story.
Spelling: contractions
When two words are combined to make one word. An apostrophe takes the place of the missing letters.
can't, it's, he's, I'm, didn't, who's, she's, aren't, isn't, haven't, hadn't, I'll
can't=can not
Science:Animal Habitats
Reminders:
*Please remember to sign your child's planner each night to show that you checked their homework. Thank you!
*Pelican Spectacular is this Friday October 20th!!
*Please send in 60 pieces of candy for the story book parade by Thursday October 26th. (This is the day before the parade)
Week of October 9-13
This week we will be working on:
Math: We will be finishing and testing on Chapter 2- Numbers to 1,000 this week.
Literacy:We will be reading, "Tara and Tiree" in class and discussing cause and effect along with summarizing a story.
Spelling: r-controlled (ar, or, ore, oar)
hard, born, horse, before, more, smart. farm, porch, corn, score. chore, part
Science:Animal Habitats
Social Studies: Map Elements
Reminders:
*Please remember to sign your child's planner each night to show that you checked their homework. Thank you!
*Yearbook pictures will be taken Monday October 16th :)
*Pelican Spectacular is Friday October 20th
*Please send in 60 pieces of candy for the story book parade by Thursday October 26th. (This is the day before the parade)
Week of October 2-6
This week we will be working on:
Math: Continuing Chapter 2- Numbers to 1,000
Literacy:We will be reading, "The Strongest One" in class and discussing facts and details.
Spelling: Consonant Digraphs
that, when, them, itch, wish, what, shape, chase, patch, math, whale. bunch
Science:Animal Habitats
Social Studies: Map Elements
Reminders:
*Please remember to sign your child's planner each night to show that you checked their homework. Thank you!
*This week is anti-bullying week:
On Monday please wear blue to promote peace.
On Tuesday wear orange to promote unity.
*Chocolate sales have been extended until October 6 (This Friday)! Keep selling!
Week of September 25- 29
This week we will be working on:
Math: Chapter 2- Numbers to 1,000
Literacy:We will be reading, "A Walk in the Desert" in class and discussing main idea and details.
Spelling: Inflected Endings
dropped, dropping, excited, exciting, lifted, lifting, hugged, hugging, smiled. smiling, talked, talking
Science:Animal Habitats
Social Studies: Map Elements
Reminders:
*Please remember to sign your child's planner each night to show that you checked their homework. Thank you!
*Chocolate sales have been extended until October 6! Keep selling!
Week of August 28-September 1
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