Upcoming Dates:
Oct. 31 - Halloween Parade at 1:45
Nov. 1 - Teacher Institute Day - No School for Students
Nov. 7 - Trivia Night!
Nov. 27-29 - Thanksgiving Break - No School
*Italics are repeated from last week's blog.
Reading: This week we continue our second reading unit: "Becoming Experts - Reading Nonfiction". This week we will learn to preview a nonfiction book before reading. We will ask ourselves: "How does this book go?". We will also learn that reading to learn and using vocabulary is an important part of growing knowledge.
Writing: We will start a new unit this week: "Nonfiction Writing". The students will learn to write informational books about topics they know well! This week we will learn that nonfiction writers write about topics they know well. We will also learn that nonfiction writers notice what other nonfiction writers have don in their books and think, "I can try this, too!".
Spelling: This year we will be using a program called: "Words Their Way". We will also use another program called: "Phonics Units of Study". We will continue to have individualized word lists. Students will bring their word sorts home on Monday and will be tested on 10 randomly selected words from their sort on Friday. Please spend time working on the spelling PATTERNS from their sorts at home. The goal is not to memorize the words, but to learn the letter patterns.
Math: We will continue our module called: "Place Value, Counting, and Comparison of Numbers to 1,000". This unit focuses heavily on place value with ones, tens, and hundreds. This week the students will practice and learn to write numbers in all forms: standard, expanded, unit, and word forms. We will also learn to count the total value of $1, $10, and $100 bills up to $1,000.
Science: We are hoping to start our first science unit on solids and liquids! The students will learn the different properties of solids first, and then we will learn about properties of liquids!