“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be!” – Maya Angelou
Important Information
We are in the season of advent, and everyone is anxiously awaiting Christmas. Every morning the children are coming into the classroom telling stories about the antics that are happening from their elves. Thank goodness the elves are not in the classroom, because I don’t think we would be able to get any work done!
The children are rehearsing their lines and songs with Mr. DeVries. I am sure it is going to be a wonderful show! Please make sure that your child has his/her costume. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. DeVries at [email protected].
Academics
Math: We are working on our division module. We will have a test on Friday. Additionally, please continue to review multiplication facts with your child.
ELA: For Unit 2, Week 5 our essential question is “How do
people figure things out?” The following is a list of everything we will be covering in ELA, including our vocabulary and spelling words. Because of all of the rehearsals for our Christmas show, I will not be testing comprehension and vocabulary this week.
- Genre: Poetry
- Shared Reading: “Empanada Day,” “Cold Feet,” “Our Washing Machine,” and “Bugged”
- Anchor Text: “The Inventor Thinks Up Helicopters” and “The Ornithopter”
- Paired Selection: “Montgolfier Brothers’ Hot Air Balloon”
- Alliteration and Rhymed Verse
- Text Structure: Limerick and Free Verse
- Vocabulary Words
- bounce
- imagine
- inventor
- observer
- alliteration
- free verse
- limerick
- rhyme
- Figurative Language
- Week 5 Spelling Words
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- digraphs
- chick
- much
- pitch
- teacher
- lunch
- hatch
- cheese
- stretch
- thick
- truth
- pathway
- them
- fish
- whales
- what
- spray
- streak
- thread
- sandwich
- weather
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Social Studies: We are learning about different types of resources. We are focusing in natural, human, and capital resources, and how they contribute to the production of goods and services.
TEST and QUIZZES
Friday Math and Spelling Test
Have a wonderful week! If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]