Math
Bridges Unit 3: Addition and Subtraction Review: Triple digit addition with regrouping, Triple digit subtraction with regrouping. perimeter, balanced equations.
Reminder: Correct formation of numbers is vital. If a teacher (or the bank!) cannot read the number that you wrote, the results are not good!
Quizzes every Friday - 20 answers should be solved in one minute.
Although I highly encourage students to memorize facts, facts can be mastered either by memorization or strategies to find out answer. Your child is expected to be working at home to master these basic facts. A graph will be sent home the following week to show how your student improved from the beginning of the week to the end of the week.
Week of 8/19: +0, +1 facts (1+1, 2+1, etc. through 12+1).
Week of 8/25: Doubles facts (1+1 through 12+12). Quiz on 8/28.
Week of 8/31: Doubles Plus One (Examples: 5+6, 8+7, etc). Quiz on 9/4.
Week of 9/8: Adding 10 (Examples 3+10, 15+10, etc.) Quiz on 9/11.
Week of 9/14: Adding 9 (Examples 4+9-- students can think this is the same as 3+10, or 4+10-1)
Week of 9/23: Making 10 with addition (0+10, 1+9, 2+8, 3+7, 4+6, 5+5) Quiz on 9/25.
Week of 10/13: Making 10 with subtraction (10-6, 10-8, etc.) Quiz on 10/16.
Reading
Nonfiction Unit: Animals
Identifying genres (fiction, nonfiction, folk talkes, poetry, drama)
Main Idea
Writing
Informational writing
Language
Subject and predicate
Types of Sentences
Pronouns/Antecedents
Spelling
Dropping the y and adding a suffix. Test on 10/16.
Handwriting
Sitting correctly, relaxed arms and hands.
Correct letter formation for printing.
Correct number formation.
Common strokes in cursive (undercurve, overcurve, downcurve, diagonal line)
Lower case cursive letters learned: i, u, t, w, e, l
Science
Animals Through Time
History Sentence for the Week (Click on "History Songs" page for the link to the song.)
Week of 8/24 & 8/31 Christopher Columbus
Week of 9/8 September 11
Week of 9/15 Pilgrims
Week of 9/22 Boston Tea Party
Week of 9/29 Declaration of Independence
Week of 10/6 George Washington
Week of 10/13 Louisiana Purchase