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Important Information
It was wonderful seeing most of you on Tuesday Night. Being involved in your child’s education is so important. If you ever have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me.
Permission slips and money for the Fire Island Lighthouse are due on Friday, September 27th. We are looking forward to a great trip!
Josiah and Jon Marc’s moms have volunteered to be our class parents this year. I am going to be collecting $10 from each family to cover the cost of supplies for our party crafts. A letter will be going home regarding this. Please respond as soon as possible.
Scholastic book orders forms were sent home last week. They are due Thursday, September 26th. You order the books online by going to Scholastic.com/readingclub.
Me Collage information went home two weeks ago. It is due on Tuesday, October 1st. 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. Our first module test will be on Tuesday. I will send home a practice test on Monday. Afterwards, we will begin focusing on area. The vocabulary for this module include unit square, square unit and area. For now, I will continue to send home the daily lessons.
Religion: Our focus is on the Bible. We will be focusing on how God’s promises are kept in Jesus.
Social Studies: We are in 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 will also be practicing the geography of the United States using Blooket.
Science: In this lesson, students will see that by learning to think about pushes and pulls — forces — they can accomplish extraordinary things! In the activity, Hopper Popper, students make a folded piece of cardboard jump high in the air, propelled by the pulling force of a rubber band. They discuss the forces involved in making this “Hopper Popper” jump.
ELA: 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 in ELA, including our vocabulary.
- 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
- Synonym
We are having test on the vocabulary and Gary the Dreamer on Friday.
Spelling: Our words this week will all have final e. The words are date, lake, skate, plane, grade, fine, life, rice, wise, smile, rose, globe, smoke, come, used, step, rock, luck, sneeze, and stripe
Phonics: We will focus on s having more than one sound, as in sun, hose, and tissue. Then we will finish this unit by practicing the skills we covered and do some writing demonstrating those skills.
Grammar: This week we will review statements and questions, and then cover commands and exclamations.
Test and Quizzes
Tuesday – Math Test
Friday – Spelling and Reading/Vocabulary Tests
If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]