Post date: Oct 18, 2019 8:06:42 PM
Hi parents,
Your child came home with login information for mathletics.com taped inside the front cover of their assignment notebook. This website is an opportunity for your child to reinforce and build on the math skills we are working on in class. I have asked students to get your permission to login this weekend, set up their background and choose their avatar, and use the PLAY section to safely and securely compete on Live Mathletics with children from around the world to earn some points. In the future, I will be assigning homework on this website, so logging in this weekend will allow us some time to work out any glitches.
This week in Reading our main selection is expository text called Scarcity. Selection Vocabulary words to know are:
hurricanes, resources, scarcity, scarce, trade-off
In Phonics and Spelling we will focus on the r-controlled -er, -ir, and -ur. Spelling words for Friday's test are:
person
turn
curb
purse
nurse
birth
curl
turtle
dirt
serve
skirt
her
whole
enough
In Math we continue with our 4th Topic - Fluently Add Within 100. After working with models to add 2-digit numbers, we will finally be using the standard algorithm to regroup this week.
Don't forget that we are supporting Breast Cancer Awareness on Thursday, Oct. 24 with a Think Pink dress down day. If students bring in $1 or more to donate they may wear either pink or last year-s Linus Conquers Cancer t-shirt.
Also happening soon is the the annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest. Information was sent home last week. Pumpkins can be dropped off at the school library 10/28-10/30. Winners will be announced on Halloween. Remember - no carving, please.
Again, if any Virtus-trained, CANTS form turned-in parents would like to volunteer to run a Halloween Party in our classroom, I'd love to have your help! Just send me an email or a note. Thanks.