Guided Reading

In reading students continue to work on analyzing characters. Students have been focusing on what characters SAY, DO, and FEEL.

Upcoming Dates

 Thursday, December 8th- K-3 Holiday Concert @ 6:30pm.

Spelling

The spelling focus for next week is working with words that have oi or oy within them as in:

point

broil

boy

toy

 

Spelling Words

Week Of:

Dec. 5-9

One-Syllable Words

1. point

2. broil

3. boy

4. joint

5. spoil

6. toy

Two-Syllable Words

7. enjoy

8. poison

9. oyster

 

Math

 In math students continue to work on counting coins and making change up to $1.00. Students will also start practicing telling time to the hour, to the five minute, and to the minute. Please continue to practice these math skills with your child at home as well.

Writing

In writing this week your child worked on coming up with a strong and powerful introduction to their Personal Narrative and your child started writing their rough draft. As a class we talked about how a Personal Narrative could start with a:

• Question? (Hook)
• Sound Words (Onomatopoeia)
• A sentence that tells when or where
• A sentence that uses dialogue " "

Spelling Words

Week Of:

Nov. 28- Dec. 2

One-Syllable Words

1. blare

2. hair

3. bear

4. flare

5. pair

6. wear

Two-Syllable Words

7. repair

8. cherry

9. barely

 

Upcoming Dates

Thursday, Nov. 24th- No School, Happy Turkey Day!

Friday, Nov. 25th- No School

Reminders for Next Week

• Due to a short week next week our class will be going to the library next Tuesday.
• All Thanksgiving Dance permission slips are due by 3:00 on Monday!

Spelling Words

Week Of:

Nov. 21-23

One-Syllable Words

1. learn

2. girl

3. turn

4. heard

5. twirl

6. churn

Two-Syllable Words

7. person

8. dirty

9. turnip

 

Spelling

 The spelling focus for next week is working with words that have ear, ir, and ur within them. As your child studies his/her words, draw attention to the e, i, and u r-controlled letter patterns within each of their words. Next week is a shorter week so have your child practice these words early. The spelling test will be on Wednesday of next week.

 

Math

In math students are beginning to work on counting coins up to $1.00 and beyond. At home grab some change and have your child count money and make change.

Writing

In writing this week students began learning about what a Personal Narrative is. This week students brainstormed a list of topics to write about, students selected a topic and came up with details to go along with their topic, and students developed a writing plan focused around events to go with their topic such as First, Then, Next, and Last.

Upcoming Dates

Thursday, November 24th- No School

Friday, November 25th- No School

Spelling Words

Week Of:

 Nov. 14-18

One-Syllable Words

1. score

2. fort

3. horn

4. shore

5. short

6. thorn

Two-Syllable Words

7. before

8. forest

9. hornet

 

Spelling-Week 9

 Next weeks spelling focus is working with words that have the or pattern within them as in score and fort. As your child practices his/her spelling words all next week, encourage him/her to write some sentences using some of their spelling words.

 

Battle of the Books

 This week your child was introduced to what the Battle of the Books is. Students are not required to participate in this competition, but I would love to see many of my students participate. If your child is going to participate in the Battle of the Books be sure to send back to school the signed permission slip along with who his/her partner will be. Happy Reading!

Guided Reading

This week in Guided Reading your child spent time identifying the main idea and details within various stories. Please make sure to sign your child's yellow reading sheet each night once math and reading has been completed.

Winter Gear

The chilliness has arrived in the air. Please make sure to send warm clothes to school with your child to wear outside during recess including hats & gloves.

Upcoming Dates

Monday, November 7th- Teacher Workshop Day, No School

Tuesday, November 8th- 2 Hour Late Start, Wear an Irish Shirt

Thursday, November 10th- Book Orders Due

Spelling Words

Nov. 7-11

Unit 8

1. smart
2. scar
3. shark
4. start
5. star
6. spark
7. market
8. garlic
9. party

App Practice

In class your child has been using the following apps to help them practice additional math skills and their spelling words. Your child is able to get to these apps through Clever which is taped inside their planner. The apps your child have been working with are:

• Prodigy
• Sumdog
• Happy Numbers
• Spelling City

Guided Reading Bookbags

 We are in full swing with guided reading bookbags. If your child has the same book for several days in a row in their bookbag, your child can reread the book to work on fluency or your child can choose a book from home to read. Please make sure to sign your child's yellow reading sheet daily and also have your child do some type of math each night and write that on their reading sheet as well. Some math ideas include: Prodigy, Sumdog, Happy Numbers, flashcards, shake dice, play a math game, or do a math sheet.

Planners

Thank you for looking at and signing your child's planner every night. This is a great way for home/school communication. If there is ever a time that you would like to ask me something or you think I should know about something, write it in your child's planner. I check planners each morning.

Reading

All this week during whole group reading instruction and small group reading instruction our class worked on identifying the main idea and supporting details to go along with various texts. Next week we will continue with these skills.