September 10th - September 14th
Happy Friday! I would like to remind you to check your child's assignment notebook every night and sign it. This a great form of communication and students can earn paws. Thank you!
The Upcoming Week of School:
Science: We will focus on social studies this week.
Social Studies: We will learn about the continents and oceans. Students will create a presentation on a continent or ocean of their choice.
Math: We will continue our study of Module 1 which focuses on multiplication and division. Students will begin to take timed multiplication tests. We will begin with multiplication by 2. They will have two minutes to complete 26 problems. The first test will be on Thursday, September 13th.
In the your child's math google classroom, I have posted the Home Connection Workbook and the Student Workbook. Students can use these pages as a resource if they forget to take their homework home. Students will also be given a username and password for xtramath to practice their math facts on Monday. They will be able to find the link to xtramath in the math google classroom as well.
Spelling: Students will be given their list of words along with a homework sheet with a list of activities. Students should complete 3 activities. The activities they complete should be turned in on Friday, September 21st. The spelling test will also be on Friday, September 21st. The test will include 15 words from the student's list (teacher's choice) and 2 sentences, using any of their 2 words.
English Language Arts: We will begin a unit on Folktales: fairy-tales, fables, and myths. Students will recount stories and determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. Also, we will focus on character traits and context clues. Students will read good fit books as well.
We will write our final copy of our 5 paragraph essay about our Me bags. Students will also be reading their papers and presenting their class bags beginning on Thursday, September 13th.
Students will practice Daily Oral Language (D.O.L.). It will focus on capitalization and punctuation. The first D.O.L. Quiz will be on Friday, September 14th. Students will receive a study guide on Monday, September 10th.
Please remember to keep track of your child's reading (20 minutes, 20 days) on their reading log. They can turn it in on or before October 1st.
Things to Remember:
Monday 9/10: There will be a Magazine Drive assembly.
Thursday 9/13: There will be a multiplication by 2 test. There will be "Me" bag presentations.
Friday 9/14: There will be "Me" bag presentations and a D.O.L. Quiz.
Friday 9/21: Students spelling activities are due and they will take their spelling test.
