September 24th - September 28thWednesday, September 26th is Johnny Appleseed’s birthday. We will be having a celebration! Please send your child with a peeled, cored, and sliced apple to school on Wednesday, September 26th. We will be making applesauce. Thank you so much to the parents who donated items for Johnny Appleseed's birthday!!!
Scholastic Book Orders: I sent home Scholastic book order forms last week. There are directions attached to the order forms for purchasing the books online, but this is not a requirement. Book orders are due on September 28th. Our class code is J9D78.
Picture Day will be on Thursday, September 27th.
Friday, September 28th will be an early dismissal day. Students will leave school at 11:00 a.m. Please plan accordingly.
The Sixth Week of 2012 at School:
Science: This week we will continue the study of the water cycle in chapter 9: lesson 2. Students will have an open book lesson 2 graded review on Tuesday.
Social Studies: We will begin the study of continents and oceans.
Math: We will finish the study of comparing, ordering, and rounding numbers in chapter 2. There will be a chapter 2 test on Wednesday, September 26th. Then we will be begin chapter 3 on adding large numbers and word problems.
On Friday, September 28th students will be tested on their basic math subtraction facts. Students will need to complete 40 subtraction problems in 2 minutes. Students will take practice subtraction tests in the days leading up to September 28th. If students pass the test before September 28th, then they will not need to take it again.
Spelling:
Monday: List 5 (more
short and long vowels) pretest
Homework: entire class - cursive
worksheet
Tuesday: Homework:
Non-challenge - ABC order in spelling journals
Challenge - Activity 1 in spelling journals
Wednesday: Homework:
Non-challenge – Write each word 3 times
Challenge - Activity 2 in spelling journals
Friday: List 5 final
test
Reading: Parents, your child has a MAP test goal worksheet in their reading folder. This paper will remain in their reading folder for the duration of the year. I've indicated your child's recent reading MAP score as well as their Lexile level on this worksheet. The Lexile level is one way of leveling books according to difficulty. When looking for a good-fit-book for your child, it might be helpful to log onto www.lexile.com to enter the title of the book. This website will provide you with the lexile level of many books. I intend to discuss this further at conferences as well. On Thursday, students will have a comprehension check on the story we will be reading on Monday The Lost and Found which is in their volume 1 reading book here at school. This is an open book comprehension check. Students can take this book home at any time and return it to school the next day. They also have a vocab test on this selection on Wednesday. We will continue working on sequencing and summarizing.
English: There will be an English unit 1 test on Tuesday, September 25th. Then we will begin the study of descriptive writing. Then we will begin a project called The Me Bag. Directions will be coming home about this project Wednesday.
Things to Remember:
Tuesday 9/25: There will be an English unit 1 test.
Wednesday 9/26: It's Johny Appleseed's birthday celebration! There will be a vocabulary quiz and a chapter 2 math test.
Thursday 9/27: It is picture day. There will be a Lost and Found comprehension check.
Friday 9/28: There will be a spelling test and a subtraction math facts test. It is an early dismissal day.
