“The important thing is to not stop questioning.” – Albert Einstein
Important Information
We are off to a great start. I am truly enjoying getting to know all the students in the class. We have Back to School night at 7:00 on Tuesday night. I am looking forward to seeing everyone and giving you all a glimpse into our day.
The children continue to amaze me. They are doing such a great job with their chromebooks. Please make sure that your child brings her/his fully charged chromebook to school everyday. Additionally, all students should have headphones and a mouse for their chromebook.
Scholastic book orders forms were sent home last week. They are due on Wednesday, October 11th. You need to order books online by going to Scholastic.com/readingclub and search for our school and my name.
Me Collage information went home last week. It is due on Friday, September 29th. This is supposed to be a fun project that ties in with our beginning of the year chapter book, Judy Moody was in a Mood. Please let me know if you have any question.
Academics
Math: We are continuing to work on understanding multiplication. We have looked at making equal groups and arrays. This week we will cover number lines and bar models. The vocabulary for this chapter include equal groups, factor, multiply, product, array, and Commutative Property of Multiplication. We are having the module test on next Tuesday, September 26th
Religion: Our focus is on the Bible. We will learn that the Bible is the Word of God. It is inspired by the Holy Spirit. It was written down by God’s people for God’s people.
Social Studies: We are beginning our chapter on Our Environment. We will focus on land and water. We will be discussing the various regions of the United States. The children are also practicing their geography skill using Blooket.
Reading: For Unit 1, Weeks 1 and 2 our essential question is “How do people from different cultures contribute to a community?” Following is a list of everything we will be covering.
- Genre: Narrative Nonfiction
- Shared Reading: Room to Grow
- Anchor Text: Gary the Dreamer
- Paired Selection: Sharing Cultures
- Comprehension: Ask and Answer Questions; Headings and Maps
- Text Structure: Chronology
- Author’s Purpose
- Vocabulary Words
- admires
- classmate
- community
- contribute
- practicing
- pronounce
- scared
- tumbled
- Compound Words
- Synonyms
Spelling: We are focusing on short vowels e, o, and u. The spelling words this week are step, mess, head, crops, stop, rock, clock, sock, pond, jumps, shut, luck, slump, bugs, mug, clap, sick, snack, ready, and does
Phonics: We are reviewing consonants in the middle of the words, and then hard and soft c and g (for example: celery, corn, giraffe, and goat.)
Grammar: Statements and questions will be covered. We are also continuing to practice beginning our sentences with capital letters and ending all sentences with punctuation marks.
Tests and Quizzes
Friday Spelling Test
If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]. Have a wonderful week!