“Don’t just fly, soar!” – Walt Disney
Important Information
We have been enjoying the read aloud Judy Moody was in a Mood. And just like Judy, we will be presenting our Me Collages to the class. Our Me Collages are due on Tuesday, October 1st. If you have any questions about them, please let me know.
Our field trip to the Fire Island Lighthouse is on Wednesday. A reminder note will be going home on Tuesday. This is a non-uniform trip. Everyone should wear long pants, and dress appropriately for the weather. We are looking forward to a wonderful time.
Josiah and Jon Marc’s moms have volunteered to be our class parents this year. This week, I will be sending home a notice asking for information and $10 for our class parties. Please make sure the form gets back to me with the appropriate funds.
Instrument lessons have started. Please make sure your child checks the schedule. You can contact Ms. Philbin or Mr. Stainkamp if you have any questions.
Academics
Math: We have finishing our module on multiplication and area. The test will be on Friday. Then we will focus on learning our multiplication facts, beginning with twos and fours.
Religion: We are working on how we learn and use God’s words. We will also explore the 6 chief parts of Christian Doctrine.
Social Studies: We are in our chapter on Our Environment. We are discussing the various regions of the United States.
Science: In this lesson, students will learn about real-life bridge design.
ELA: For Unit 1, Weeks 3 and 4 our essential question is “What can traditions teach you about cultures?” The following is a list of everything we will be covering in ELA.
- Genre: Realistic Fiction
- Shared Reading: The Dream Catcher
- Anchor Text: Yoon and the Jade Bracelet
- Paired Selection: Family Tradition
- Comprehension: Visualize, Character Perspective
- Plot: Character Development
- Author’s Purpose
- Vocabulary Words
- celebrate
- courage
- disappointment
- precious
- pride
- remind
- symbols
- tradition
- Context Clues
- Antonyms
Spelling: This week’s words all have the long a sound. The words are as follows: plain, braid, fail, grain, snail, paint, sway, tray, gray, stay, state, fake, same, weigh, they, fine, skate, globe, sleigh, and afraid
Grammar: This week we are focusing on simple sentences’ subjects and predicates.
Phonics: We are reviewing and studying short vowel sounds.
TEST and QUIZZES
Friday Spelling and Math tests
Have a wonderful week! If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]