News for the Week of October 7-11

Post date: Oct 4, 2019 6:21:57 PM

We begin our 2nd Reading Unit with a literary nonfiction story called Tara and Tiree, Fearless Friends. Vocabulary words to know from this selection are:

brave, slipped, collar

We will study r-controlled vowel sounds ar, or, ore, and oar in Phonics and Spelling. Spelling words for Friday's test are:

hard

born

horse

before

smart

farm

porch

corn

chore

score

part

pull

break

In English, we are in the middle of our first Writing Workshop and are creating personal narratives. Drafts will be coming home during the week for some editing, proofreading, and finally, publishing after we discuss these important steps in class.

In Math, we are learning different strategies to help us solve 2-digit addition problems. We have used hundred charts, open number lines, breaking apart the addends, and compensation. We will continue to practice using these tools and be ready for our Topic 3 assessment by the end of the week.

If you are interested in ordering from the Scholastic Books catalog sent home last week, please be mindful of the due date of Oct. 10. Thanks!