Phonics/Spelling

We do not have a spelling pattern for this week so we have 10 word wall/sight words, plus we will have 2 oral sentences using those words and other word wall words on the spelling test.

 

Reading

Our focus this week is learning about Nonfiction text features such as: 

1.Table of Contents

2. Index

3. Glossary

4. Captions

5. Labels

6. Maps

7. Charts/Graphs

8. Photographs

9. Illustrations

10. Bold Print

11. Diagram

12. Timeline

13. Headings

14. Subheadings

 

Math

We are learning about Odd and Even numbers using different strategies.  In our discussion today we learned that even if the number has 2 or 3 digits and some are odd digits and some are even digits that we always look at the number in the ones place to determine if it’s odd or even.

*Please continue to work on counting a collection of coins.  

 

Reminders

October 5: Monster Truck Rally at 7:30 (A free student admission ticket went home today)

October 21: No School/Teacher Workday

Oct. 28th-Nov. 1st: Red Ribbon Week

 

 

 

 

Spelling/Phonics

Our focus this week is VCC word patterns with ending blends and digraphs.  We will also discuss the difference between a blend and a digraph. Our words this week are:

1. last
2. test
3. list
4. gift
5. math
6. sick
7. think
8. cash
9. wing
10. junk
11. your *
12. who *
13. when *

*Word Wall Words

 

Reading

We are retelling important events in stories in logical order using Beginning, Middle and End. (Sequencing and summarizing) When retelling a story we will be using sequential order vocabulary such as First, Next and Finally.

 

Math

Our focus this week is Inverse Operations (fact families) and Number Strings.  When solving number strings we are looking for two numbers that make 10, doubles or friendly numbers. 

Ex. 5+8+2=          6+2+6=

*Please continue working on counting a collection of coins.

 

Reminders

September 25th- Early Release (Teacher Work Day) at 11:30  No Boys & Girls Club

October 5th- Monster Truck Fall Nationals

October 21st- No School, Student Holiday (Teacher Work Day)

October 28th- Student Led Parent Conferences

October 30th- Early Release (Teacher Work Day) at 11:30  No Boys & Girls Club

October 28th- November 1st: Red Ribbon Week (A note will go home later)

 

Spelling/Phonics

Our words this week are high frequency words or word wall words so there is no spelling rule.

1. game
2. goes
3. anything
4. give
5. know
6. many
7. home
8. live
9. put
10. something

 

Reading

Our focus this week is learning to retell a story with a Beginning, Middle and End.  The Beginning of the story introduces the characters and setting of the story, the Middle is where we find the problem in the story and the End is where we solve the problem.

 

Math

We are finishing up counting a collection of coins up to $1.00.  Please continue counting a collection of coins at home as well as skip counting by 5’s and 10’s.  We are also starting financial literacy this week as well, learning when to spend and when to save. 

 

Reminders

Sept. 19th- Fall Picture Day

Sept. 25th- Early Release @11:30 (Teacher Training)- No Boys & Girls Club

Oct. 28th- Student Led Parent Conferences (A note will go home closer to the date)

 

Spelling/Phonics

This week in phonics we are learning about verbs.  We know they can be action words or a state of being. (am, is are, was, were, be, being and been) In spelling we are still learning about long and short vowel sounds.  

Here is our list of spelling words for the week:

1. rest

2. need

3. nine

4. happy

5. try

6. my

7. off

8. class

9. add

10. buzz

11. big*

12. came*

13. away*

*sight words

 

Reading

Our focus in reading this week is inferencing.  We know that when we infer we are using the clues the book or story gives us + what we already know to figure out what the author is trying to tell us.

 

Math

We are continuing to count a collection of coins.  Today we learned a skill called “Hairy Money”.  Quarters get 5 hairs, dimes get 2 hairs, nickels get 1 hair and pennies get a dot.  Each hair is worth 5 and the dots are worth 1. This is by no means something that your child is required to use, however, it is something they may use if they are having trouble counting a collection of coins.

 

Important Dates

Sept. 19th- Fall Picture Day

Sept. 25th- Early Release @11:30 (Teacher Training)

Oct. 28th- Student Led Parent Conferences (A note will go home closer to the date)

I apologize for just now posting on my blog.  With it being a short week and being out yesterday, I wasn’t able to post until today.

Spelling/Phonics

We are learning that a noun is either a person, place or thing.  We are also learning the difference between a common noun and a proper noun. We are still learning about short and long vowel sounds and our focus is long vowels with the “tricky” or “silent” e.  Our words for spelling this week are:

1. make
2. nice
3. pride
4. joke
5. bone
6. wave
7. write
8. drive
9. mine
10. huge
11. after*
12. I’m*
13. been*

* sight words

 

Reading

Our focus this week is learning about Plot and the elements that make up a plot in a story. We’ve been reading Kevin Henkes books to help us learn about plot.

 

Math

We are starting our unit on coins and how to count a collect of coins up to $1.00.

Please work with your child on skip counting by 5’s and 10’s.  This will help them learn to count coins faster and it will make it much easier for them.  We are starting to learn a few strategies to help with counting coins and I will post next week the strategies we have learned so far.

 

Important Information

Sept. 19th – Fall Pictures

Sept. 25th- Early Release @ 11:30 for teacher training.