September 26~30

What Are We Learning This Week?

Math: Working with Equal Groups: modeling problems using equations, drawings, arrays and bar diagrams. Reviewing the unit & assessing on Thursday.

Science: States of matter: Review game & final test

Leadership: ROAR matrix & healthy habits

Reading:  Friends Around the World & The House on Maple Street

Language: Identify & define key words, use of a glossary, story structure, setting & author's purpose

Writing: Write specific information using key words, using linking words to connect ideas, write an informational paragraph, conduct research, write sentences using descriptive details

Conventions: Adverbs 

Phonics Skill: Endings: -s, -ed, -ing (When a word ends in a short vowel and one consonant, we double the consonant before adding -ed and -ing. We do not double the consonant before adding -s. We drop the final e before adding -ed or -ing to words ending in e).

Phonics Skill Words:

snap (snaps, snapped, snapping)

rub (rubs, rubbed, rubbing)
pick (picks, picked, picking)

jump (jumps, jumped, jumping)

fold (folds, folded, folding)

tape (tapes, taped, taping)

rule (rules, ruled, ruling)

pile (piles, piled, piling)

Homework~
1.) Read 20 minutes daily & fill out reading log (due Friday)
2.) Math sheet (due the next day) 

3.) Writing Journal (4 steps due Friday)

Upcoming Dates

Oct. 10-14~ Spirit Week

Oct. 13~ Make-Up Picture Day
Oct. 14~ Drive-in Movie Night @ CSC @7:00PM
Oct. 24~ Nov. 10~ Food Drive
Oct. 31~ Spirit Day

Thank you so much for your support!

September 19~ 23

What Are We Learning This Week?

Math: Working with Equal Groups: using different ways to tell if a group of objects shows an even or odd number, finding the total number of objects in a set of rows & columns (arrays) & making arrays to solve addition problems.

Science: States of matter: Hot Air Balloon Challenge

Leadership: ROAR matrix & healthy habits

Reading:  Friends Around the World

Language: Text features, main topic, identify main idea, key details, steps in a process & captions

Writing: Writing a caption, describing a place using facts, writing questions about a topic, author's purpose & writing a paragraph with facts.

Conventions: Adjectives 

Phonics Skill: Consonant blends. (Remind kiddos that when two or three consonants are together in a word, we blend the sounds together to read the word).

Phonics Skill Words: Review week. No new words.

Homework~
1.) Read 20 minutes daily & fill out reading log (due Friday)
2.) Math sheet (due the next day) 

3.) Writing Journal 

Monday: Brainstorming~ Kiddos will brainstorm a topic for the week and create a bubble map describing their topic. We will review this Monday.

Tuesday: Rough Draft~ Kiddos use the information from their bubble map to create a rough draft. Should be a minimum of half of the journal page. We will review on Tuesday. 

Wednesday: Editing~ Kiddos will use a pen to revise and edit their rough draft.  Kiddos should capitalize the first word of each sentence, use proper nouns and to punctuate properly.  If your kiddo is struggling spelling a word have him/her sound it out and do the best he/she can phonetically.

Thursday: Final Draft~ Students will use their best penmanship to create a final draft of their story. 

 Friday:  Journal entry due.

Upcoming Dates

Oct. 10-14~ Spirit Week

Oct. 13~ Make-Up Picture Day
Oct. 14~ Drive-in Movie Night @ CSC @7:00PM
Oct. 24~ Nov. 10~ Food Drive
Oct. 31~ Spirit Day

Thank you so much for your support!

September 12~16

What Are We Learning This Week?

Math: Reviewing Unit 1 by playing games & reinforcing the concepts learned over the last few weeks.

Science: States of matter: Hot Air Balloon Challenge

Leadership: ROAR matrix & healthy habits

Reading:  Friends Around the World

Language: Text features, main topic, identify main idea, key details, steps in a process & captions

Writing: End of the unit writing assessment: writing a narrative

Conventions: Adjectives 

Phonics Skill: Consonant blends. (Remind kiddos that when two or three consonants are together in a word, we blend the sounds together to read the word).

Phonics Skill Words:

black

skate

stamp

grant

scrub

spring

best

bend

Homework~
1.) Read 20 minutes daily & fill out reading log (due Friday)
2.) Math sheet (due the next day) 

3.) Practice phonics skill words (test on Friday)
4.) Writing Journal 

Monday: Brainstorming~ Kiddos will brainstorm a topic for the week and create a bubble map describing their topic. We will review this Monday.

Tuesday: Rough Draft~ Kiddos use the information from their bubble map to create a rough draft. Should be a minimum of half of the journal page. We will review on Tuesday. 

Wednesday: Editing~ Kiddos will use a pen to revise and edit their rough draft.  Kiddos should capitalize the first word of each sentence, use proper nouns and to punctuate properly.  If your kiddo is struggling spelling a word have him/her sound it out and do the best he/she can phonetically.

Thursday: Final Draft~ Students will use their best penmanship to create a final draft of their story. 

 Friday:  Journal entry due.

Upcoming Dates

Oct. 10-14~ Spirit Week

Oct. 13~ Make-Up Picture Day
Oct. 14~ Drive-in Movie Night @ CSC @7:00PM
Oct. 24~ Nov. 10~ Food Drive
Oct. 31~ Spirit Day

Thank you so much for your support!

September 5~ 9

What Are We Learning This Week?

Math: Fluently add & subtract within 20: Making a 10 to subtract, practicing addition & subtraction facts, solving addition & subtraction word problems, math practices & problem solving.

Science: States of matter: The changes of gas, liquid & solid

Leadership: ROAR matrix & healthy habits

Reading:  Snowshoe Hare's Winter Home

Language: Illustrations, point of view, describing a character, & key details

Writing: Writing a strong beginning, listing events in chronological order & drafting a narrative

Conventions: Pronouns 

Phonics Skill: Long vowels (vowel- consonant- silent E)

Phonics Skill Words:

side

face

rage

Pete

pose

fuse

joke

note

cute

rise

Homework~
1.) Read 20 minutes daily & fill out reading log (due Friday)
2.) Math sheet (due the next day) 

3.) Practice phonics skill words (test on Friday)
4.) Writing Journal 

Monday: Brainstorming~ Kiddos will brainstorm a topic for the week and create a bubble map describing their topic. We will review this Monday & will use a journal that you have supplied for your kiddo.

Tuesday: Rough Draft~ Kiddos use the information from their bubble map to create a rough draft. Should be a minimum of half of the journal page. We will review on Tuesday. 

Wednesday: Editing~ Kiddos will use a pen to revise and edit their rough draft.  Kiddos should capitalize the first word of each sentence, use proper nouns and to punctuate properly.  If your kiddo is struggling spelling a word have him/her sound it out and do the best he/she can phonetically.

Thursday: Final Draft~ Students will use their best penmanship to create a final draft of their story. 

 Friday:  Journal entry due.

Upcoming Dates

Sept. 9~ BSC Pictures

Sept. 10~ ILF Golf Tournament

Oct. 10-14~ Spirit Week
Oct. 13~ Make-Up Picture Day
Oct. 14~ Drive-in Movie Night @ CSC @7:00PM
Oct. 24~ Nov. 10~ Food Drive
Oct. 31~ Spirit Day

Thank you so much for your support!