What we are learning in October

Spelling Tests are most Fridays. Your classroom teacher will communicate when those are. 

Math: Topics 1 and 5 will be working on addition and subtraction equations. Your child will be writing equations, solving equations with unknow factors, solving story problems, adding three numbers, and  making equations true by using strategies such as counting on and counting back, using doubles and near doubles, adding to 5, adding to 10, adding in any order, using a parts board , using a number line, and thinking addition to subtract.

Reading:  In Really Great Reading (BLAST), which breaks reading down in to how and why sounds make the sounds that they do. We will be working on identifying phonemes and graphemes, identifying short/long vowels, identifying open and closed syllables, finger stretching and building words, and identifying digraphs. In  MY VIEW which expands on skills like grammar and comprehension. 

The following are skills we are working on in October:

-Phonemes (the sounds letters make)      

- Identifying main idea

-Real words vs. Nonsense words    

-Use information text to make inferences

-Long and short Vowels     -Explore author's purpose 

-Sight words for unit 2     -Informational text

Unit Studies: We are working really hard on expectations and classroom procedures.  We will be learning about Fall and the different life cycles we find in the fall.  We will also be talking about family and communities.