Friday, May 14, 2021 Weekly Newsletter, Week 34

Important Dates

Friday, May 14: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; End of Module 7 Assessment

Wednesday, May 19: Math Quizzes and Science Quizzes

Thursday, May 20: Materials Pick-up AND Textbook Return for Zoomers from 2:30-3:00

Friday, May 21: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Wednesday, May 26: Math Quizzes and Science Quizzes

Thursday, May 27: Dairy Farm Virtual Field Trip @ 1:00pm

Friday, May 28: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Monday, May 31: No School--Memorial Day

Thursday, June 10: Last Day of School

Materials Pick-Up AND Textbook Return 5/20 @ 2:30-3 PM for Zoomers Only

Zoomers! We have a materials pick-up next week on Thursday, May 20 from 2:30-3:00pm. We are also collecting textbooks and materials at this time. Please bring the following items to the pick-up:

1. Wonders Literature Anthology Textbook

2. Wonders Reading Writing Workshop Textbook

3. Science Textbook

4. any Matsumoto library books

5. Laptop Mirror (little black device with a mirror that slips over the laptop camera)

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Focus: Money Madness

Next week, our class will focus on money. We’ll learn about money and how we use it.

Comprehension: problem and solution; summarize

Phonics/Spelling: vowel team syllables

Grammar/Mechanics: adverbs and prepositional phrases; comparative endings –er and –est; capitalization-proper nouns

See language arts highlights below.

Writing

We will continue our personal narrative unit next week. Students will choose another small moment to expand using the skills we have learned: an interesting beginning; temporal words; sensory details; showing, not telling; and adding dialogue.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Reading Comprehension (Money Madness)

Vocabulary

Grammar

Math

Next week, we will begin Module 8—Time, Shapes, and Fractions as Equal Parts of Shapes with lessons on

• • describing two-dimensional shapes based on attributes

  • identifying and analyzing two-dimensional shapes with specified attributes

  • using attributes to identify and draw different quadrilaterals including rectangles, rhombuses, parallelograms, and trapezoids

  • combining shapes to create a composite shape

There will be quizzes on Lessons 1 and 2 on Wednesday, May 19.

Science

We will continue our Properties of Matter unit next week. Students will learn about how matter changes. We will have quizzes on Lessons 5 and 6 on Wednesday, May 19.

Friday, May 7, 2021 Weekly Newsletter, Week 33

Important Dates

Friday, May 7: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Wednesday, May 12: Math Quizzes and Science Quizzes

Friday, May 14: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; End of Module 7 Assessment

Wednesday, May 19: Math Quizzes and Science Quizzes

Friday, May 21: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Focus: Astronaut Handbook

Next week, our class will focus on the importance of teamwork. How does a team help us do things more effectively?

Comprehension: main idea and key details; summarize

Phonics/Spelling: consonant and –le syllables

Grammar/Mechanics: adjectives that compare: –er and –est (big, bigger, biggest)

See language arts highlights below.

Writing

This week, we learned about sensory details and how to use them to make our writing more descriptive. For example, instead of writing 'The cookies smelled good,' a student can write 'The sweet, chocolatey smell from the oven made my mouth water.' We also learned about showing and not telling. For example, instead of writing 'It was cold' (a telling sentence), a student can write 'I shivered as I rubbed my hands together for warmth' (a showing sentence.) We also learned how to write dialogue to show someone speaking in our personal narratives. Here are some samples: "Please wait for me!" begged my little sister. "We're going to be late," I warned.

Next week, we will practice these new skills by writing another personal narrative rough draft.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Reading Comprehension (Astronaut Handbook)

Vocabulary

Grammar

Math

Next week, we will finish Module 7--Problem Solving with Length, Money, and Data with lessons on

• • identifying unknown numbers on a number line diagram by using the distance between numbers and reference points

  • representing two-digit sums and differences involving length by using the ruler as a number line

  • drawing a line plot to represent the measurement data; relating the measurement scale to the number line

We will have quizzes on Lessons 19-22 on Wednesday, May 12. We will also have an end-of-module 7 math assessment on Friday. Here are Module 7's tip sheets.

Science

We will continue our Properties of Matter unit. Students will learn about liquids and gases next week and will explore carbonation on Thursday. We will have quizzes on Lessons 3 and 4 on Wednesday, May 12.

Friday, April 30, 2021 Weekly Newsletter, Week 32

Important Dates

Friday, April 30: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; iReady Progress Reports go home

Saturday, May 1: final Reading is Cool log due

Wednesday, May 5: Math Quizzes and Science Quizzes

Friday, May 7: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Wednesday, May 12: Math Quizzes and Science Quizzes

Friday, May 14: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Focus: Pedal Power

Next week, we will read about how people produce and use energy. We will be flipping our textbook usage this week. We will use our Literature Anthology on Monday and Tuesday and our Reading/Writing Workshop book on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Comprehension: theme; context clues

Phonics/Spelling: open and closed syllables

Grammar/Mechanics: adjectives; compound words; commas in a series

See language arts highlights below.

Writing

This week, we finished a personal narrative rough draft about an animal. We also learned about writing strong introductions and using temporal words. Next week, we will practice these new skills by writing another personal narrative rough draft. We will also learn about adding sensory details to spice up our writing.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Reading Comprehension (Pedal Power)

Vocabulary

Grammar

Math

Next week, we will continue Module 7--Problem Solving with Length, Money, and Data with lessons on

• • Measuring various objects using inch rulers and yardsticks

  • Measuring an item twice using different length units and compare; relating measurement to unit size

  • Measuring to compare the differences in length using inches, feet, and yards

  • Solving two-digit addition and subtraction word problems involving length by using tape diagrams and writing equations to represent the problem

We will have quizzes on Lessons 13, 15, 16, and 18 on Wednesday, May 5.

Science

We will continue our Properties of Matter unit next week. Students will have a lab to explore flexibility on Monday. We will then delve deeper into solids next week. Students will take a quiz on Lesson 2 on Wednesday, May 5.

Friday, April 23, 2021 Weekly Newsletter, Week 31

Important Dates

Friday, April 23: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Wednesday, April 28: Math Quizzes and Science Quizzes

Friday, April 30: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; final Reading is Cool log due

Wednesday, May 5: Math Quizzes and Science Quizzes

Friday, May 7: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Internet Outages

We appreciate your patience and flexibility as we navigate teaching both Roomers and Zoomers simultaneously. As you may have noticed, we have had internet outages at school since we have reopened. The outages will probably increase next week, as grades 3-6 join us in person. We ask for your continued patience!

Zoomers, during an outage, please complete the following:

1. Any assignments in Google Classroom

2. Read the story of the week in your Wonders textbook and study vocabulary words

3. 20 minutes each of iReady math and reading

4. After #1-3 are complete, you have optional activities (reading books of your choice, Typing Club in Clever, drawing, etc.)

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Focus: The Golden Flower

Next week, our class will focus on plant myths and facts. We’ll learn how plants keep our world working.

Comprehension: theme; context clues

Phonics/Spelling: open and closed syllables

Grammar/Mechanics: adjectives; compound words; commas in a series

See language arts highlights below.

Writing

This week, we wrote a sample personal narrative rough draft in Little Miss Muffet's point of view. We then used our personal narrative skeleton outline from Tuesday to write our own small moment rough draft. Next week, we will plan a new personal narrative topic using a paper outline.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Reading Comprehension (The Golden Flower)

Vocabulary

Grammar

Math

Next week, we will continue Module 7--Problem Solving with Length, Money, and Data with lessons on

• • Using different strategies to make $1 or make change from $1

  • Solving word problems involving different ways to make change from $1

  • Solving two-step word problems involving dollars or cents with totals within $100 or $1

  • Measuring length using inch rulers

We will have quizzes on Lessons 9-12 on Wednesday, April 28.

Science

We will begin our Properties of Matter unit next week. Students learn what matter is and how to describe it in Lessons 1 and 2. We will be doing various hands-on explorations and experiments in this unit. Students will take a quiz on Lesson 1 on Wednesday, April 28.

Friday, April 16, 2021 Weekly Newsletter, Week 30

Important Dates

Friday, April 16: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Monday, April 19: First Day of In-Person Learning for Roomers

Tuesday, April 20: Materials Pick-Up for Distance Learners (Zoomers) from 2:30-3:00pm

Wednesday, April 21: Economics Quiz; Math Quizzes

Friday, April 23: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Wednesday, April 28: Math Quizzes and Science Quizzes

Friday, April 30: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

First Day of In-Person Learning for Roomers

We are looking forward to welcoming our Roomers to Room 14 next week on Monday, April 19. Please refer to our Resources page for the two slideshows from this morning's orientation. These slideshows were also shared with the Roomers' parents via email. Contact us if you have any questions.

Materials Pick-Up for Zoomers Only

Our next materials pick-up will be on Tuesday, April 20 from 2:30-3:00PM for our at-home learners (Zoomers). We will be passing out our last math module of the year, science kits, holiday projects, and other miscellaneous materials. Please remember that students should not work on or use any of the items until they are asked to use them during class.

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Focus: Setting the Rules

Next week, our class will focus on why rules are important. Which rules do we follow in our everyday life?

Comprehension: make predictions; cause and effect

Phonics/Spelling: short vowel digraphs—ea, ou, y

Grammar/Mechanics: pronoun-verb agreement; punctuation of book titles

See language arts highlights below.

Writing

We will continue exploring our small moments and learn to focus in on these moments instead of writing about an entire event. For example, instead of writing about an entire day at Disneyland, the writer can focus on a part of a ride, like the exciting drop at the end of Splash Mountain.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Reading Comprehension (Setting the Rules)

Vocabulary

Grammar

Math

Next week, we will continue Module 7--Problem Solving with Length, Money, and Data with lessons on

• • Solving word problems involving the total value of a group of coins.

  • Solving word problems involving the total value of a group of bills.

  • Solving word problems involving different combinations of coins with the same total value.

  • Using the fewest number of coins to make a given value.

We will have quizzes on Lessons 3, 6, 7, and 8 on Wednesday, April 21.

Social Studies

We will complete our economics unit next week with a review of wants and needs, goods and services, and producers and consumers. There will be an economics test on Tuesday, April 20.

Thursday, April 1, 2021 Weekly Newsletter, Week 29

Important Dates

April 2-9: Spring Break--No School

Wednesday, April 14: Math Quizzes

Friday, April 16: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Wednesday, April 21: Economics Quiz; Math Quizzes

Friday, April 23: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Let's Look at Art

On Monday, we had a "Let's Look at Art" presentation given by a former Matsumoto teacher, Mrs. Earl. Students were able to view a picture of the museum and learn a little about the history of the building. They were able to see one of the sculptures and how it was created. Finally, students were guided to observe 3 different art pieces in terms of line, color, shapes, and other perspectives.

Here are a few additional resources, including fun art projects:

· Teacher and Family Resources on the museum website: https://sjmusart.org/education/teacher-and-family-resources

· Join the San Jose Museum of Art Education Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SJMAEducation

· Follow the museum on You Tube:

https://www.youtube.com/user/sanjosemuseumofart

There are lots of cool videos about art and exhibits (past and present) at the museum. Since we can’t go in person, it’s fun to see what’s there online.

· Images from the museum’s art collection (you can search).

https://sjmusart.org/embark

Not everything is kid-friendly, so please preview first to determine what is appropriate for your child.

Last Day of Intervention

Today was the last day of Intervention with Ms. Perla. Thank you to the parents who helped remind their students to attend every Tuesday and Thursday!

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Focus: Woodcutter’s Gift

After the break, our class will focus on how we can protect the Earth. We will discuss some things we can do to help preserve the Earth’s resources.

Comprehension: make predictions, plot: problem and solution

Phonics/Spelling: variant vowels: a, aw, au, augh, al, ough

Grammar/Mechanics: contractions, homophones, possessive pronouns

See language arts highlights below.

Writing

We will continue exploring our small moments and learn to focus in on these moments instead of writing about an entire event. For example, instead of writing about an entire day at Disneyland, the writer can focus on a part of a ride, like the exciting drop at the end of Splash Mountain.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Reading Comprehension (Woodcutter's Gift)

Vocabulary

Grammar

Math

After the break, we will begin Module 7--Problem Solving with Length, Money, and Data with lessons on

• • Drawing and labeling a bar graphs to represent data

  • Recognizing the value of coins and counting up to find their total value

We will have quizzes on Lessons 1 and 2 on Wednesday, April 14.

Social Studies

After the break, we will begin our economics unit. Students will learn about wants and needs, goods and services, and producers and consumers. There will be no social studies quizzes that week.

Friday, March 19, 2021 Weekly Newsletter, Week 27

Important Dates

Friday, March 19: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Tuesday, March 23: Landforms and Earth's Changes Unit Test

Wednesday, March 24: Math Quizzes

Friday, March 26: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Wednesday, March 31: End-of-Module 6 Assessment

April 2-9: Spring Break--No School

Wednesday, April 14: Math Quizzes

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Focus: Brave Bessie

Next week, our class will focus on what heroes do. What makes a hero or a heroine?

Comprehension: summarize; connections within text; sequence

Phonics/Spelling: variant vowels: oo, u, u_e, ew, ue, ui, ou

Grammar/Mechanics: possessive pronouns; contractions with not; capitalizing proper nouns (special products)

See language arts highlights below.

Writing

We will introduce students to personal narratives next week.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Reading Comprehension (Brave Bessie)

Vocabulary

Grammar

Math

We will continue Module 6--Foundations of Multiplication and Division with lessons on:

• creating arrays using square tiles with gaps

• solving word problems involving addition of equal groups in rows and columns

• using square tiles to compose a rectangle, and relate to the array model

• using math drawings to compose a rectangle with square tiles

There will be quizzes on lessons 6, 7, 8, and 9 on Wednesday, March 24.

Science and Social Studies

We will complete our science unit on Landforms and Earth's Changes next week with a review of Lessons 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 on Monday and a unit test on Tuesday. Students can prepare for the test by looking over the science assignments and textbook in Google Classroom. Look for the magnifying glass! 🔍

For social studies next week, we will focus on women's history. Students will learn about important female figures from history and today. We will learn about politicians, humanitarians, scientists, and judges, as well as many other influential women.

Friday, March 12, 2021 Weekly Newsletter, Week 26

Important Dates

Friday, March 12: Lucky Family Project Due; Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; Report Cards go home

Wednesday, March 17: Math Quizzes; Science Quiz

Friday, March 19: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Wednesday, March 24: Math Quizzes

Friday, March 26: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Wednesday, March 31: End-of-Module 6 Assessment

April 2-9: Spring Break--No School

Report Cards

Your child's second trimester report card will be emailed to you today (Friday, March 12) by Mrs. Frankina. Please review the report card and let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Lucky Family Project

This project is due today--Friday, March 12. Please make sure your child has decorated their shamrock and recorded themselves presenting their shamrock on Flipgrid. The assignment can be found in Google Classroom.

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Focus: Once Upon a Baby Brother

Next week, our class will focus on how people get along. Which is better, cooperation or competition?

Comprehension: summarize; point of view

Phonics/Spelling: oi, oy

Grammar/Mechanics: pronouns—I, me, we, us; capitalizing the pronoun I; idioms

See language arts highlights below.

Writing

We will continue opinion writing next week. Students will continue working on their rough drafts next week.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Reading Comprehension (Once Upon a Baby Brother)

Vocabulary

Grammar

Math

We will continue Module 6--Foundations of Multiplication and Division with lessons on:

• representing equal groups with tape diagrams, and relating to repeated addition

• composing arrays from rows and columns, and counting to find the total using objects

• decomposing arrays into rows and columns, and relating to repeated addition

• representing arrays and distinguishing rows and columns using math diagrams.

There will be quizzes on lessons 1, 2, 4, and 5 on Wednesday, March 17.

Science

We will continue our science unit on Landforms and Earth's Changes next week. Our next lesson will focus on how people change the earth. There will be a quiz on Lessons 5 and 6 on Wednesday, March 17.

Friday, March 5, 2021 Weekly Newsletter, Week 25

Important Dates

Friday, March 5: Final Draft of Opinion Paragraph due; Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; Materials Pick-Up at 2:30-3:30

Wednesday, March 10: End-of-Module 5 Math Assessment, Science Quiz

Friday, March 12: Lucky Family Project Due; Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; Report Cards go home

Wednesday, March 17: Math Quizzes; Science Quiz

Friday, March 19: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Lucky Family Project

Students were introduced to this project on Tuesday, February 23. Each student should have a large shamrock. They must cut the shamrock out and decorate it to show why their family is lucky. Pictures, drawings, decorations, and writing can be used. Projects are due next week on March 12. Students will present their shamrocks on Flipgrid. Please have your child practice going over their shamrock before recording themselves on Flipgrid.

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Focus: Grace For President

Next week, our class will focus on what good citizens do. How do people display good citizenship in their lives?

Comprehension: summarize; point of view

Phonics/Spelling: ou, ow

Grammar/Mechanics: suffixes (-ly, -ful, -less); pronouns; irregular plurals; quotation marks showing dialogue

See language arts highlights below.

Writing

We will continue opinion writing next week. Students will choose another opinion topic next week. We will start planning the paragraph and start on our rough drafts.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Reading Comprehension (Grace For President)

Vocabulary

Grammar

Math

Next week, we will finish Module 5: Addition and Subtraction Within 1,000 with Word Problems to 100 with a lesson on choosing and explaining solution strategies and recording with a written addition or subtraction method.

There will be an End-of-Module 5 Math Assessment on Wednesday, March 10. Please see Module 5's tip sheets here.

We will also begin Module 6--Foundations of Multiplication and Division with lessons on:

• using manipulatives to make equal groups

• using math drawings to represent equal groups, and relating to repeated addition

Science

We will continue our science unit on Landforms and Earth's Changes next week. Our next two lessons will focus on fast and slow changes on Earth. There will be a quiz on Lesson 3 on Wednesday, March 10.

Friday, February 26, 2021 Weekly Newsletter, Week 24

Important Dates

Friday, February 26: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Monday, March 1: February Reading is Cool log due

Wednesday, March 3: Mid-Module 5 Math Assessment; Science Quiz; Final Draft of Opinion Paragraph due

Friday, March 5: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; Materials Pick-Up at 2:30-3:30

Wednesday, March 10: End-of-Module 5 Math Assessment, Science Quiz

Friday, March 12: Lucky Family Project Due; Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; Report Cards go home

Materials Pick-Up 3/5 @ 2:30-3:30

Please join us for our next Materials Pick-Up on Friday, March 5 from 2:30-3:30pm. We will be passing out packets of work and our next math module in the main parking lot. We look forward to seeing you!

Lucky Family Project

Students were introduced to this project on Tuesday. Each student should have a large shamrock. They must cut the shamrock out and decorate it to show why their family is lucky. Pictures, drawings, decorations, and writing can be used. Projects are due March 12. Students will present their shamrocks on Flipgrid. Please have your child practice going over their shamrock before recording themselves on Flipgrid.

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Focus: Poetry

Next week, our class will focus on poems about nature. Your child will learn that poetry is a good way to write about nature.

Comprehension: visualize; theme

Phonics/Spelling: r-controlled vowels: are, air, ear, ere

Grammar/Mechanics: similes; contractions with not, is, had, would, have; apostrophes with contractions

See language arts highlights below.

Writing

We will continue opinion writing next week. Students have chosen their own opinion topic and have started writing their rough drafts using their planning outline. The final drafts are due on Wednesday, March 3.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Reading Comprehension (Poetry)

Vocabulary

Grammar

Math

We will continue Module 5: Addition and Subtraction Within 1,000 with Word Problems to 100 with lessons on:

• Relating manipulative representations to the subtraction algorithm and using addition to explain why the subtraction method works

• Using math drawings to represent subtraction with up to two decomposition and relating drawings to the algorithm

• Subtracting from multiples of 100 and from numbers with zero in the tens place

• Applying and explaining methods for subtracting from multiples of 100 and from numbers with zeros in the tens place

There will be a Mid-Module 5 Math Assessment on Wednesday, March 3.

Science

We will continue our science unit on Landforms and Earth's Changes next week. Our next lesson will be on the different bodies of water on Earth. There will be a quiz on Lesson 2 on Wednesday, March 3.

Friday, February 12, 2021 Weekly Newsletter, Week 23

Important Dates

Friday, February 12: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; Mini Materials Pick-Up from 12:30-3:00pm; Valentine's Day and Lunar New Year Celebration gift distribution from 12:30-3:00 (see below for schedule)

February 15-19: No School--President's Break

Wednesday, February 24: Math Quizzes; Science Quiz

Friday, February 26: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Monday, March 1: February Reading is Cool log due

Wednesday, March 3: Math Quizzes, Science Quiz

Friday, March 5: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Story: How the Beetle Got Her Colors

After the break, our class will focus on the natural world. Your child will learn about ways that help him or her understand nature.

Comprehension: visualize; theme

Phonics/Spelling: r-controlled vowels: eer, ere, ear

Grammar/Mechanics: irregular verbs – come, run, hide, give, sing, sit; abbreviations – Dr., Mr., Mrs., St., Ave.; letter punctuation—greeting, closing

See language arts highlights below.

Writing

We will continue opinion writing after the break. Students have chosen their own opinion topic and have started planning their writing using the opinion writing outline.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Reading Comprehension (How the Beetle Got Her Colors)

Vocabulary

Grammar

Math

We will continue Module 5: Addition and Subtraction Within 1,000 with Word Problems to 100 with lessons on:

• Relating manipulative representations to the addition algorithm.

• Use math drawings to represent additions with up to two compositions and relate drawings to the addition algorithm.

There will be quizzes on lessons 7-9 on Wednesday, February 24.

Science

We will start a new science unit on Landforms and Earth's Changes after the break. We will begin the unit by learning about the many different landforms on Earth. There will be a quiz on Lesson 1 on Wednesday, February 24.

Friday, February 5, 2021 Weekly Newsletter, Week 22

Important Dates

Friday, February 5: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; Map Skills Test; Virtual Valentine Card due

February 8-12: Virtual Valentine Exchange

Wednesday, February 10: Math Quizzes

Thursday, February 11: Penguins, Will You Be My Valentine?--Virtual Field Trip to the California Academy of Sciences 10:00-10:30am (Please see the question assignment in Google Classroom to submit any questions you may have about penguins.)

Friday, February 12: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; Mini Materials Pick-Up from 12:30-3:00pm; Valentine's Day and Lunar New Year Celebration gift distribution from 12:30-3:00 (see below for schedule)

February 15-19: No School--President's Break

Wednesday, February 24: Math Quizzes

Friday, February 26: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Mini Materials Pick-Up--February 12, 12:30-3:00PM

We have a packet of worksheets and a large shamrock that need to be picked up from school on Friday, February 12 from 12:30-3:00pm. The items will be in boxes on a table outside near the entrance of the main parking lot for easy pick up. If it is raining, the items will be outside of the office. Please only take ONE packet and ONE shamrock per child. These items will be used immediately after the week-long break. You can come to school at the same time as the Valentine/New Year gift distribution to save yourself a trip (see below).

Valentine's Day and Lunar New Year Celebration Gift Distribution--February 12, 12:30-3:00

PTA and the Matsumoto Staff will be distributing small gifts to all students and their siblings from 12:30-3:00pm on Friday, February 12. Please arrive at these times according to the first letter of your last name:

A-D 12:30-1:00

E-K 1:00-1:30

L-N 1:30-2:00 (Ms. Lo will be there)

O-R 2:00-2:30 (Ms. Lo will be there)

S-Z 2:30-3:00

If you would like to see Ms. Lo, but your last name is at an earlier or later time, please feel free to come when Ms. Lo will be there (1:30-2:30).

Virtual Valentine Exchange

We will be "exchanging" virtual valentine cards next week. Most students have finished decorating their ONE virtual card in Google Classroom. We are still waiting on 6 more students to complete theirs. They are due today.

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Story: Dear Primo: A Letter to my Cousin

Next week, our class will focus on how kids around the world are different. What kinds of cultures and school experiences do children have in different parts of the world?

Comprehension: visualize; plot: compare and contrast

Phonics/Spelling: r-controlled vowels: or, ore, oar, ar

Grammar/Mechanics: irregular verbs – go, do, say, tell, see; irregular plurals; book titles (capitalize and underline)

See language arts highlights below.

Writing

We will continue opinion writing next week. Students chose their own opinion topic and started planning their writing using the opinion writing outline.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Reading Comprehension (Dear Primo)

Vocabulary

Grammar

Math

We will begin Module 5: Addition and Subtraction Within 1,000 with Word Problems to 100 with lessons on:

• Using the associative property to make 100

• Using the associative property to subtract from 3 digit numbers

• Sharing and critiquing solution strategies for varied addition and subtraction problems

There will be quizzes on lessons 3-6 on Wednesday, February 10.

ART and STEM

We will take a break from our usual Social Studies and Science curriculum next week. We will have a Lunar New Year art project at the beginning of the week and a Valentine's Day STEM project at the end of the week.

Friday, January 29, 2021 Weekly Newsletter, Week 21

Important Dates

Friday, January 29: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; End-of-Module 4 Assessment

Monday, February 1: January Reading is Cool log is due

Tuesday, February 2: 100th Day of School Lego STEM Project (details will be provided in class)

Wednesday, February 3: Math Quizzes; Compass Rose Quiz

Friday, February 5: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; Map Skills Test; Virtual Valentine Card due

February 8-12: Virtual Valentine Exchange

Virtual Valentine Exchange

We will have a virtual valentine card exchange this year. Using the Valentine deck in Google Classroom, each student needs to design ONE virtual card to share with classmates. Cards need to be completed by Friday, February 5. During the week of February 8, students will be separated into breakout rooms to share their card designs with one another.

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Story: Volcanoes

Next week our class will be focusing on how the Earth changes. We’ll explore what causes the different ways the Earth looks on its surface.

Comprehension: cause and effect, context clues, reread

Phonics/Spelling: r-controlled vowels: er, ir, ur, or

Grammar/Mechanics: helping verbs--have, has, had, am, are, is, was, were

Writing

We will continue opinion writing next week. We will plan and write a class opinion paragraph.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Reading Comprehension (Volcanoes)

Vocabulary

Grammar

Math

We will begin Module 5: Addition and Subtraction Within 1,000 with Word Problems to 100 with lessons on:

• Relating 10 more or less and 100 more or less to addition and subtraction

• Adding and subtracting multiples of 100, including counting on to subtract

• Adding multiples of 10 using arrow way

• Subtracting multiples of 10 using arrow way

There will be quizzes on lessons 1-2 on Wednesday, February 3.

Social Studies

We will continue our social studies unit on geography and map skills next week. Students will learn how to read maps and use grids to find locations. We will have a compass rose quiz on Wednesday, February 3. We will also have a general map skills test on Friday, February 5. To study for these tests, students should look back at their corrected assignments.

Friday, January 22, 2021 Weekly Newsletter, Week 20

Important Dates

Friday, January 22: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Tuesday, January 26: Continents and Oceans Quiz

Wednesday, January 27: Math Quizzes, Materials Pick-Up 1-2 PM

Friday, January 29: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; End-of-Module 4 Assessment

Monday, February 1: January Reading is Cool log is due

Wednesday, February 3: Math Quizzes; Compass Rose Quiz

Friday, February 5: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; Map Skills Test

Materials Pick-Up on 1/27 from 1-2PM

We will have our next materials pick-up on Wednesday, January 27 from 1-2 PM. Please note the time change! As always, please make sure students do not use items before they are asked to in class. We thank you for your help and support!

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Story: Rain Forests

Next week, our class will focus on what makes parts of the world different from one another. Why are there mountains in some places and deserts in other places?

Comprehension: compare and contrast

Vocabulary: compound words

Phonics/Spelling: silent letters (wr-, kn-, gn-, -mb, sc-)

Grammar/Mechanics: linking verbs (is, are, am, was, were); capitalization of proper nouns (special places)

See language arts highlights attached below.

Writing

We reviewed fact and opinion and practiced stating our opinions this week. Next week, students will begin to generate topics for opinion writing and learn how to use OREO (Opinion, Reason, Example/Explanations, Opinion) planning sheets.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Reading Comprehension (Rain Forests)

Vocabulary

Grammar

Math

Next week, we will complete Module 4—Addition and Subtraction Within 200 with Word Problems to 100 with lessons on:

• Using and explaining the totals below written method

• Comparing totals below to new groups as a written method

• Solving two-step word problems within 100

There will be quizzes on lessons 27-30 on Wednesday, January 27th. We will also have an End-of-Module 4 Assessment on Friday, January 29th. Click here for Module 4's tip sheets.

Social Studies

We will continue our social studies unit on geography and map skills next week. We will have a continents and oceans quiz on Tuesday, January 26. We will then explore maps and learn about parts of a map, types of maps, cardinal directions, the compass rose, and how to read and use grids.

Friday, January 15, 2021 Weekly Newsletter, Week 19

Important Dates

Friday, January 15: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; Unit Test on Exploring Ecosystems and Habitats; Progress Reports will be sent home

Monday, January 18: No School--Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Wednesday, January 20: Math Quizzes

Friday, January 22: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Wednesday, January 27: Materials Pick-Up 1-2 PM

Friday, January 29: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Monday, February 1: January Reading is Cool log is due

Materials Pick-Up on 1/27 from 1-2PM

We will have our next materials pick-up on Wednesday, January 27 from 1-2 PM. Please note the time change! As always, please make sure students do not use items before they are asked to in class. We thank you for your help and support!

Progress Reports

Mrs. Frankina will send your child's progress report to you via email today (January 15). The progress report will focus on your child's most recent iReady math and reading diagnostics.

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Story: Many Ways to Enjoy Music

Next week, our class will focus on how people express themselves. We will be talking about how we communicate through music and sound.

Comprehension: ask and answer questions; main idea and key details

Vocabulary: prefixes re- and dis-

Phonics/Spelling: long u (u_e, ew, ue, u)

Grammar/Mechanics: combining and rearranging sentences; comparative endings -er, -est; sentence punctuation including commas

See language arts highlights attached below.

Writing

We learned about opinion writing this week and will continue exploring opinion writing next week.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Reading Comprehension (Many Ways to Enjoy Music)

Vocabulary

Grammar

Math

Next week, we will continue Module 4—Addition and Subtraction Within 200 with Word Problems to 100 with lessons on:

• Using math drawings to represent subtraction

• Subtracting from 200 and from numbers with zeros in the tens place

• Subtracting from 200

There will be quizzes on lessons 24-26 on Wednesday, January 20th.

Social Studies

We will start a new social studies unit on geography and map skills next week. First, we will learn about the continents and oceans. We will then explore maps and learn about parts of a map, types of maps, cardinal directions, the compass rose, and how to read and use grids.

Friday, January 8, 2021 Weekly Newsletter, Week 18

Important Dates

Friday, January 8: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Wednesday, January 13: Math Quizzes, Science Quizzes on Chapters 6 and 7

Friday, January 15: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; Unit Test on Exploring Ecosystems and Habitats

Monday, January 18: No School--Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Wednesday, January 20: Math Quizzes

Friday, January 22: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Wednesday, January 27: Materials Pick-Up 1-2 PM

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Story: Wild Weather

Next week, our class will focus on weather and how it affects us. We will talk about the different kinds of weather and how we keep ourselves safe.

Comprehension: ask and answer questions; main idea and key details

Vocabulary: antonyms

Phonics/Spelling: long e (e, ee, ea, ie, y, ey)

Grammar/Mechanics: verbs – have, has, had; plurals –s, -es, -ies

See language arts highlights attached below.

Writing

We will learn about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. next week. Students will write about the dreams they have for their families, communities, country and world.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Reading Comprehension (Wild Weather)

Vocabulary

Grammar

Math

Next week, we will continue Module 4—Addition and Subtraction Within 200 with Word Problems to 100 with lessons on:

• Solving additions with up to 4 addends with totals within 200

• Using number bonds to break apart 3-digit minuends and subtract from the hundred

• Using manipulatives to represent subtraction with decompositions of 1 hundred as 10 tens and 1 ten as 10 ones

• Relating manipulative representations to a written method

There will be quizzes on lessons 20-23 on Wednesday, January 13th.

Science

We will complete our Exploring Ecosystems and Habitats unit next week with a lesson on protecting habitats. There will be quizzes on Chapters 6 and 7 on Wednesday, January 13 and a Unit Test on Friday, January 15. We will review the unit before the test on Friday. The textbook (🔍 Textbook: Exploring Habitats and Ecosystems) is available for review in Google Classroom under 🌟Today.

Friday, December 18, 2020 Weekly Newsletter, Week 17

Important Dates

Friday, December 18: Virtual Winter Field Trip at 10:45AM; Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Tests

December 21 - January 1: Winter Break - No School

Friday, January 1: December Reading is Cool log due

Wednesday, January 6: Math Quizzes, Science Quizzes

Friday, January 8: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Wednesday, January 13: Math Quizzes, Science Quizzes

Friday, January 15: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Christmas Around the World and African Savanna Field Trips

We have two Google Slide virtual field trips ready for you and your child to explore over the break. You can find them in Google Classroom labeled: 🌎Optional: Christmas Around the World Virtual Field Trip! and 🌎Optional: African Savanna Virtual Field Trip! In the first one, you will learn about how Christmas is celebrated around the world. In the second field trip, students can learn about the African savanna, which pairs nicely with our habitats and ecosystems unit. We hope you enjoy these two field trips!

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Story: Biblioburro

After the break, our class will focus on the ways people can help their community. We will also talk about how people solve common problems in their communities.

Comprehension: ask and answer questions; author’s purpose

Vocabulary: synonyms

Phonics/Spelling: long 0 (o, oa, ow, oe)

Grammar/Mechanics: past and future-tense verbs; letter punctuation

See language arts highlights attached below.

Writing

Students will write about their winter breaks and brainstorm resolutions for the New Year.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Reading Comprehension (Biblioburro)

Vocabulary

Grammar

Math

We will continue Module 4—Addition and Subtraction Within 200 with Word Problems to 100 with lessons on:

• Using manipulatives to represent the composition of 10 ones as 1 ten with two-digit addends

• Relating addition using manipulatives to a written vertical method

• Using math drawings to represent the composition and relate drawings to a written method

There will be quizzes on lessons 18-19 on Wednesday, January 6th.

Science

We will continue the unit Exploring Ecosystems and Habitats with lessons on how animals and plants adapt to water habitats and the diversity and interdependence of species in habitats. We will take a quiz on Lesson 5 on Wednesday, January 6th.

Friday, December 4, 2020 Weekly Newsletter, Week 15

Important Dates

Friday, December 4: YWCA Presentation 12:45-1:30pm; Museum of Ice Cream Visit; Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Wednesday, December 9: Materials Pick-up at 2-3PM; Math Quizzes; Science Quiz

Friday, December 11: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Wednesday, December 16: Mid-Module 4 Math Assessment

Friday, December 18: Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Tests

December 21 - January 1: Winter Break - No School

Materials Pick-Up

We will have another materials pick-up next week on Wednesday, December 9 from 2-3PM. Please have a sign taped to the passenger window with your child's name so we can easily identify you. Please remind your child that they should not work on any of the items until they are instructed to in class. Thank you for your help! We look forward to seeing you soon!

Reading is Cool Sharkie Visit!

The class had a fun time celebrating our Reading is Cool Top Classroom achievement with Sharkie on Thursday. We hope to earn this special reward again. Keep encouraging your child to list the books and pages they have read on their monthly log in Google Classroom.

Ice Cream Field Trip

Our class had a blast making ice cream today! Thank you to Ms. Lo for setting up this fun experience for us! Please check your emails for a forwarded message from the Museum of Ice Cream that contains a photo, a certificate, and a recipe card for future ice cream making at home!

Join the PTA!

Please consider joining the PTA. We are at 8% participation with the membership drive. Thank you to the parents who have already joined. Joining the PTA will keep our fun family programs running (movie night, STEAM nights, etc.) The PTA also supports the school through tech purchases and supplies for our classrooms. It would be wonderful if you could help support our school by joining the PTA with this link: bit.ly/tmpta2020

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Story: Mr. Putter and Tabby See the Stars

Next week, our class will focus on what we can see when we look in the sky. We will discuss the Earth, the sun, the moon, and the stars.

Comprehension: reread; plot: sequence

Vocabulary: compound words

Phonics/Spelling: long i

Grammar/Mechanics: present-tense verbs; commas in a series

See language arts highlights attached below.

Writing

Students will continue to use the writing process to craft a paragraph on a topic of their choosing.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Reading Comprehension (Mr. Putter and Tabby See the Stars)

Vocabulary

Grammar

Math

We will continue Module 4—Addition and Subtraction Within 200 with Word Problems to 100 with lessons on:

• Relating manipulative representations to a written method

• Using math drawings to represent subtraction with and without decomposition and relating drawings to a written method

• Representing subtraction with and without the decomposition when there is a three-digit minuend

There will be quizzes on lessons 10-13 on Wednesday, December 9.

Science

We skipped the mini unit about scientists and dived right into habitats and ecosystems this week. We explored land habitats and will delve into how plants and animals have adapted to different land habitats next week. We will also learn about various water habitats. There will be a science quiz on the covered lessons on Wednesday, December 9.

Friday, November 20, 2020 Weekly Newsletter, Week 14

Important Dates

Friday, November 20: Reading Comprehension Test; Math Quizzes

Sunday, November 22: November Scholastic Book Orders due (visit clubs.scholastic.com and use activation code: GQCLD to order)

November 23-27: No School--Thanksgiving Break

Tuesday, December 1: November Reading is Cool logs due

Wednesday, December 2: Math Quizzes

Thursday, December 3: Reading is Cool Sharkie Webinar at 1:10pm (details below)

Friday, December 4: YWCA Presentation 12:45-1:30pm (see Mrs. Frankina's email from Wednesday, November 18 if you want to opt out); Museum of Ice Cream Visit (details below); Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; Science Test

Wednesday, December 9: Math Quizzes

Friday, December 11: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Reading is Cool Sharkie Visit!

Our class earned Reading is Cool's Top Classroom for the month of October! Yay!! As a reward, we will be treated to another meeting with Sharkie on Thursday, December 3 at 1:10pm! This time we will be part of a large webinar. A Zoom webinar link will be posted on our Stream in Google Classroom on Wednesday, December 2. Students will need to click on the link at 1:10 on Thursday, December 3 and join Sharkie for some fun! Congratulations to Room 14!

Get Ready for Sundae School!

On Friday, December 4, the Museum of Ice Cream will be visiting us for a virtual hands-on field trip! If your child would like to make ice cream, please have a few items ready on December 4. A flier listing ingredients and materials was attached to today's weekly newsletter reminder email. (The flier is too large to be posted here.) Please read the flier to see what ingredients are necessary and which are optional. A Zoom link for the field trip will be posted on our Stream in Google Classroom on Thursday, December 3. Though making the ice cream is optional, participation in the Zoom field trip is mandatory.

Join the PTA!

Please consider joining the PTA. We are at 8% participation with the membership drive. Thank you to the parents who have already joined. Joining the PTA will keep our fun family programs running (movie night, STEAM nights, etc.) The PTA also supports the school through tech purchases and supplies for our classrooms. It would be wonderful if you could help support our school by joining the PTA with this link: bit.ly/tmpta2020

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Thank you for taking the time to meet with us for conferences this week. Please don’t hesitate to email us if you have any further questions or concerns.

Field Trip

Our fourth virtual field trip is ready for you and your child to explore. You can find it in Google Classroom labeled: 🌎Optional: Thanksgiving Day Parade Field Trip! Learn all about this fun Thanksgiving tradition!

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Story: I Fall Down

After Thanksgiving break, our class will focus on how the Earth’s forces affect us. We will be talking about forces that we can observe.

Comprehension: reread; author’s purpose

Vocabulary: similes

Phonics/Spelling: long a

Grammar/Mechanics: action verbs; contractions ‘s, ‘re, ‘ll, ‘ve; abbreviations

See language arts highlights attached below.

Writing

We will continue to explore expository writing. This week, we finished our thankful paragraphs. After break, we will give students the opportunity to choose their own paragraph topic from their list of topics they can write about.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Reading Comprehension (I Fall Down)

Vocabulary

Grammar

Math

After the break, we will continue Module 4—Addition and Subtraction Within 200 with Word Problems to 100 with lessons on:

• Using math drawings to represent the composition and relate drawings to a written method

• Using math drawings to represent the composition when adding a two-digit to three-digit addend

• Representing subtraction with and without the decomposition of 1 ten as 10 ones with manipulatives

There will be quizzes on lessons 6-9 on Wednesday, December 2.

Science

We are going to have a mini unit after Thanksgiving break to ease us back into science. Students will be learning about what scientists do. We will have a short test on this unit on Friday, December 4. After this mini unit, we will delve into habitats and ecosystems.

Friday, October 30, 2020 Weekly Newsletter, Week 11

Important Dates

Friday, October 30: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; wear costumes to class (optional); Halloween Teacher Car Parade from 12:50-2:20

Sunday, November 1: October Reading is Cool logs due

Wednesday, November 4: Materials Pick-Up from 2-3pm; Math Quizzes; Social Studies Test

Friday, November 6: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; End of Module 3 Math Assessment

Wednesday, November 11: No School--Veteran's Day

Friday, November 13: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Tuesday, November 17: Grandparent Interview and Family Tree due

Materials Pick-Up

We will have another materials pick-up on Wednesday, November 4 from 2-3 PM. We will be using the items the following day, so please make every effort to come on Wednesday between 2-3 PM. If you miss the pick-up, you can grab your child's items from the office from 8:00am to 3:30pm. We hope to see you soon!

Pumpkin Book Reports

We really enjoyed seeing all the decorated pumpkins and hearing the fantastic reports on Flipgrid! Be sure to go back and view everyone's videos!

Field Trip

Our second virtual field trip is ready for you and your child to explore. You can find it in Google Classroom labeled: 🌎Optional: Day of the Dead Mexico City Field Trip! Learn about this special holiday that lasts from October 31-November 2. Enjoy!

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Focus: Animal Poetry (“Beetles,” “The Little Turtle,” and “Gray Goose”)

Next week, our class will focus on the things we love about animals. Your child will read poetry about animals.

Comprehension: reread; key details

Vocabulary: multiple meaning words; compound words

Phonics/Spelling: scr, spr, str, thr, spl, shr

Grammar/Mechanics: possessive nouns; apostrophes with possessive nouns

See language arts highlights attached below.

Writing

We will continue to explore expository writing. This week, we finished planning our paragraph on our favorite foods. We learned how to write an alliterative title and a strong conclusion. Next week, we will start on our rough draft.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Grammar

Vocabulary

Reading Comprehension (Poetry)

Math

We will complete Module 3 Place Value, Counting, and Comparison of Numbers to 1,000 with lessons on:

• Modeling and using language to tell about 1 more or less, 10 more or less, and 100 more or less

• Modeling 1 more or less, 10 more or less, and 100 more or less when changing the hundreds place

• Completing a pattern counting up and down

There will be quizzes on Lessons 18-20 on Wednesday, November 4. There will be an End-of-Module 3 Assessment on Friday, November 6. You can look here for some Module 3 tips.

Social Studies

Next week, we will continue Social Studies with a focus on the past and how it compares to the present time. Students will learn about how people communicated, played, and cooked in the past. To go along with our lessons about the past, we are going to have each student interview a grandparent (or older relative) and complete a family tree. The interview and family tree are due Tuesday, November 17. Please check your child's Google Classroom for more information.

Please note that we forgot to assign our test on rights, responsibilities and the three branches of government this week, so it will be assigned on Wednesday, November 4 instead. Students can study for the test by going over all the materials from the previous week. We apologize for the delay!

Friday, October 23, 2020 Weekly Newsletter, Week 10

Important Dates

Friday, October 23: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Wednesday, October 28: Math Quizzes; Social Studies test on rights, responsibilities, and the 3 branches of government

Thursday, October 29: Pumpkin Book Report Flipgrid video due

Friday, October 30:

*Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

*wear costumes to class (optional)

*Halloween Teacher Car Parade from 12:50-2:20 (Please see Mrs. Frankina's message on our Google Classroom Stream for more information and a map to gauge when we will be coming by your neighborhood)

Sunday, November 1: October Reading is Cool logs due

Wednesday, November 4: Materials Pick-Up from 2-3pm (Please make every effort to come on Wednesday because the items will be used the following day.)

Attendance and Participation

It is important that all students log in to class on time every morning and after all breaks. We have students who are coming in 5 to 15 minutes late in the morning or after lunch. Thank you for making sure your child is not missing any class time. We also ask that students leave their cameras on so that we can see that they are participating. If there are circumstances that require your child to have the camera off, please let us know ahead of time.

Pumpkin Book Reports

Pumpkin Book Reports are due next week on Thursday. Please help your child to complete this project on time. We look forward to seeing all the videos and pumpkins!

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Story: Baby Bears

Next week, our class will focus on the ways that animal babies are like their parents. Your child will compare how babies and parents are the same and how they are different.

Comprehension: reread; main topic and key details

Vocabulary: multiple meaning words; suffixes –ful, -less

Phonics/Spelling: ch-, -tch, sh-, -sh, ph-, th-, wh-, -ng

Grammar/Mechanics: plural nouns –s, -es, irregular plurals; abbreviations

See language arts highlights attached below.

Writing

We will continue to explore expository writing. This week, we learned how to write topic sentences that are power statements by using number words. Next week, we will continue to plan and write another paragraph together.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Grammar

Vocabulary

Reading Comprehension (Baby Bears)

Math

We will continue Module 3 Place Value, Counting, and Comparison of Numbers to 1,000 with lessons on:

• Comparing two 3-digit numbers using less than (<), greater than (>), and an equal sign (=).

• Comparing two three-digit numbers using less than, greater than, and the equal sign when there are more than 9 ones or tens

• Ordering numbers in different forms

There will be quizzes on Lessons 14-17 on Wednesday, October 28.

Social Studies

Next week, we will continue Social Studies with a focus on elections. Students will learn about elections and why people vote. Please note that our test on rights, responsibilities and the three branches of government will be on Wednesday, October 28. Students can study for the test by going over all the materials we worked on this week.

Friday, October 16, 2020 Weekly Newsletter, Week 9

Important Dates

Friday, October 16: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Sunday, October 18: October Book Orders due

Wednesday, October 21: Mid-Module 3 Math Assessment; Chapter 2 Science Test

Friday, October 23: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Wednesday, October 28: Math Quizzes

Thursday, October 29: Pumpkin Book Report Flipgrid video due

Friday, October 30: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; wear costumes to class (optional)

Attendance and Participation

It is important that all students log in to class on time every morning and after all breaks. We have students who are coming in 5 to 15 minutes late in the morning or after lunch. Thank you for making sure your child is not missing any class time. We also ask that students leave their cameras on so that we can see that they are participating. If there are circumstances that require your child to have the camera off, please let us know ahead of time.

October Book Orders

This Sunday is the deadline to order books from Scholastic for October. Scholastic will now ship directly to your house! Click on this link and enter our class code: GQCLD to order.

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Story: Turtle, Turtle

Next week, our class will be focusing on animals and their homes. Your child will learn about the different features of animal habitats.

Comprehension: make predictions; main topic and key details

Vocabulary: suffixes -ly and –ful; review of prefixes re-, un-, and dis-

Phonics/Spelling: soft c and soft g

Grammar/Mechanics: common and proper nouns; capital letters of proper nouns

See language arts highlights attached below.

Writing

We will continue to explore expository writing. This week, we wrote our first paragraph together and worked in groups to unscramble paragraph outlines. Next week, we will plan and write another paragraph together.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Grammar

Vocabulary

Reading Comprehension (Turtle, Turtle)

Math

We will continue Module 3 Place Value, Counting, and Comparison of Numbers to 1,000 with lessons on:

• Changing 10 ones for 1 ten, 10 tens for 1 hundred, and 10 hundreds for 1 thousand

• Reading and writing numbers within 1,000 after modeling with place value disks

• Modeling numbers with more than 9 ones or tens; writing in expanded, unit, standard, and word form

• Exploring a situation with more than 9 groups of ten

There will be a Mid-Module 3 Assessment on Wednesday, October 21. Students will be tested on Lessons 1-10 from Module 3. Please check out these tip sheets for more information.

Science

We have finished Chapter 2 Animal Life Cycles and will have a test on Wednesday, October 21. Students can study for the test by reviewing the Animal Life Cycles worksheet packet and reading the chapter in their science textbook.

Social Studies

Next week, we will begin our first social studies unit. Students will be learning about the three branches of government and the rights and responsibilities of citizens. Students will be tested on these concepts on Wednesday, October 28.

Friday, October 9, 2020 Weekly Newsletter, Week 8

Important Dates

Friday, October 9: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; Materials Pick-up 3-4PM

Monday, October 12: Last day to choose a fiction book for Pumpkin Book Report

Wednesday, October 14: Math Quizzes

Friday, October 16: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Sunday, October 18: October Book Orders due

Wednesday, October 21: Mid-Module 3 Math Assessment; Chapter 2 Science Test

Friday, October 23: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Wednesday, October 28: Math Quizzes

Thursday, October 29: Pumpkin Book Report Flipgrid video due

Materials Pick-Up

Thank you for coming by to pick up materials and supplies for your child today. Please remember that your child should not work on any of the materials or eat the M&Ms that are in the Ziploc bag until we use them during class.

If you were unable to pick up the materials, please stop by the office and head to the forum. Your child's supplies are labeled and clipped together on a lunch table. The office is open from 8am-3:30pm every weekday.

Pumpkin Book Report

Students were introduced to this project this week. If you have not already done so, please have your child choose a fiction book they have not read and submit the title and author in Google Classroom for approval by Monday, October 12. After approval, students should read their books and start on their project. Projects are due Thursday, October 29. More details can be found in Google Classroom.

Field Trip

Our first virtual field trip is ready for you and your child to explore. You can find it in Google Classroom labeled: 🌎Optional: Dog Sled Field Trip! You can learn more about the sport behind the story Sled Dogs Run. Enjoy!

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Story: Wolf! Wolf!

Next week, our class will be focusing on what animals in stories can tell us. Your child will meet animal characters in many types of stories.

Comprehension: make predictions; plot (problems and solutions)

Vocabulary: suffixes -ly and -ful

Phonics/Spelling: short u and long u

Grammar/Mechanics: singular and plural nouns; commas in a series

See language arts highlights attached below.

Writing

We will continue to explore expository writing next week. We added reds to our outlines and are now writing our first paragraph together.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Grammar

Vocabulary

Reading Comprehension (Wolf!Wolf!)

Math

We will continue Module 3 Place Value, Counting, and Comparison of Numbers to 1,000 with lessons on:

• Counting the total value of $1, $10, and $100 bills up to $1,000

• Counting from $10 to $1,000 on the place value chart

• Exploring $1,000

• Counting the total value of ones, tens, and hundreds with place value disks

There will be quizzes on Lessons 6-9 on Wednesday, October 14.

Science

We will continue Chapter 2 Animal Life Cycles next week. Students will learn about different kinds of animals and their traits. The test for this chapter is scheduled for Wednesday, October 21.

Friday, October 2, 2020 Weekly Newsletter, Week 7

Important Dates

Friday: October 2: Science Test on Chapter 1 Plant Life Cycles; Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; Progress Reports go home

Tuesday, October 6: Pumpkin Book Report Introduction

Wednesday, October 7: Math Quizzes on Lessons 2-5 from Module 3

Friday, October 9: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; Materials Pick-up 3-4PM

Monday, October 12: Last day to choose a fiction book for Pumpkin Book Report

Friday, October 16: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Sunday, October 18: October Book Orders due

Wednesday, October 21: Mid-Module 3 Math Assessment; Chapter 2 Science Test

Friday, October 23: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Thursday, October 29: Pumpkin Book Report Flipgrid video due

Materials Pick-Up

We will have another materials pick-up on Friday, October 9 from 3-4PM. We will be passing out another math module as well as copies for the near future. Please tape a sign on your passenger side window stating your child's name in large letters and "Leung/Lo" below it. We look forward to seeing you then!

Pumpkin Book Report

On Tuesday, October 6, students will be introduced to the Pumpkin Book Report. Official instructions for the report can be found in Google Classroom on October 6. Students will need to find a fiction book they have not read and have it approved by the teacher by Monday, October 12. After approval, students should read their books and start on their project. Students will be writing a book report describing the following elements: setting, characters, beginning, middle, end, and favorite part. They will also decorate a pumpkin to look like the main character of the book. Students will record themselves presenting their reports and pumpkins on Flipgrid for the final project. Projects are due Thursday, October 29.

Progress Reports

Mrs. Frankina will send your child's progress report to you via email today (October 2). The progress report will be based on the iReady diagnostics that your child completed a few weeks ago.

Reading is Cool

Reading is Cool has officially begun! Students have access to their reading logs in Google Classroom. Students can log books read during class or at home, including stories that are read to them. At the end of each month, students who participate will have a chance to win a virtual prize provided by the San Jose Sharks. Participation is optional, but we highly encourage every student to participate. The program runs from October to April. Happy Reading!

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Story: Sled Dogs Run

Next week, our class will be focusing on the ways in which animals survive. Some animals live in hot places; others live in cold places. Wherever they live, animals need to adapt to their environment.

Comprehension: make predictions

Vocabulary: prefixes - re, un, dis

Phonics/Spelling: short o and long o

Grammar/Mechanics: nouns; commas in a series

See language arts highlights attached below.

Writing

We will continue to explore expository writing next week. We started adding reds (examples and explanations) to our yellows this week. Next week, we will continue adding reds to our outlines.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Grammar

Vocabulary

Reading Comprehension (Sled Dogs Run)

Math

We will continue Module 3 Place Value, Counting, and Comparison of Numbers to 1,000 with lessons on:

• counting up to 1,000 on a place value chart

• writing base ten three-digit numbers in unit form and showing the value of each

• writing base ten numbers in expanded form

• writing, reading, and relating base ten numbers in all forms

There will be quizzes on Lessons 2-5 on Wednesday, October 7.

Science

We will begin Chapter 2 Animal Life Cycles next week. Students will learn about different kinds of animals and their traits. The test for this chapter is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, October 21.

Friday, September 25, 2020 Weekly Newsletter, Week 6

Important Dates

Friday, September 25: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Wednesday, September 30: End-of-Module 2 Math Assessment

Thursday, October 1: Reading is Cool begins

Friday: October 2: Science Test on Chapter 1 Plant Life Cycles; Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; Progress Reports go home

Wednesday, October 7: Math Quizzes

Friday, October 9: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; Materials Pick-up 3-4PM (tentative)

Missing Assignments on Google Classroom (repeat post from last week)

Please help your child check for missing assignments daily on Google Classroom. Watch this video to learn how to check for missing assignments. You can also learn how to check grades and read private comments. Thank you for helping your child stay on top of his or her schoolwork.

Progress Reports

Mrs. Frankina will be sending your child's progress report to you via email on October 2. The progress report will be based on the iReady diagnostics that your child completed a few weeks ago.

Reading is Cool

Reading is Cool begins October 1st! Students will be introduced to this program next week on Thursday. Each student will be assigned a reading log in Google Classroom. Students can log books read during class or at home, including stories that are read to them. At the end of each month, students who participate will have a chance to win a virtual prize provided by the San Jose Sharks. Participation is optional, but we highly encourage every student to participate. The program runs from October to April. Happy Reading!

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Story: Families Working Together

Next week, our class will focus on how families work together. We will discuss the jobs different family members may have and how these jobs help the family.

Comprehension: key details

Vocabulary: inflectional endings: s, es, ed, ing

Phonics/Spelling: short i and long i

Grammar: expanding and combining sentences; possessives; quotation marks

See language arts highlights attached below.

Writing

We will continue to explore expository writing. We worked on outlines this week to plan for future paragraphs. Students started with greens (topic sentence and conclusion) and yellows (details). We will be adding reds (examples and explanations) to our outlines next week.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Grammar

Vocabulary

Reading Comprehension (Families Working Together)

Math

We will complete Module 2 next week with a lesson on:

• solving 2 step problems with measurement

We will begin Module 3 Place Value, Counting, and Comparison of Numbers to 1,000 with lessons on:

• bundling and counting ones, tens, and hundreds to 1,000

• counting up and down between 100 and 220 using ones and tens

• counting up and down between 90 and 1,000 using ones, tens, and hundreds

There will be an End-of-Module 2 Assessment on Wednesday, September 30. Please check this page for Module 2 resources.

Science

We will complete Chapter 1 Plant Life Cycles next week. Students will have a Chapter Test on Friday, October 2. They may study for the test with their textbook, worksheet packet, and assignments on Google Classroom.

Friday, September 18, 2020 Weekly Newsletter, Week 5

Important Dates

Friday, September 18: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Sunday, September 20: September Scholastic Book Orders due (Please check your email or our general information page for the class code.)

Wednesday, September 23: Math Quizzes

Thursday, September 24: No School for students--Staff Inservice Day

Friday, September 25: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Wednesday, September 30: Math Quizzes

Friday: October 2: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; Progress Reports go home

Missing Assignments on Google Classroom (repeat post from last week)

Please help your child check for missing assignments daily on Google Classroom. There is a video in our Troubleshooting section that will explain how to access your child's assignment list. You can also learn how to check grades and read private comments. Thank you for helping your child stay on top of his or her schoolwork.

Wednesdays

Though we only meet together as a class for an hour every Wednesday morning, students are still expected to complete assignments in Google Classroom independently. We usually have math exit ticket quizzes, a practice book assignment, reading the story of the week, and one or two more required assignments. There are also several extracurricular activities to choose from provided by Evergreen School District or Matsumoto School. See the list below:

Arts Enrichment Program (ends 12/16): 10:00-10:45 and 11:50-12:35 The links will bring you to a webinar registration page. Sign up and you will be registered for all sessions at that time for the remainder of the program. There are no classes on 11/11 and 11/25.

Sports for Learning : 9:40-10:10 Please see our Google Classroom Stream for the Google Meet link to this program.

STEM--Coding Class: 10:40-11:30 This class begins next week and will meet every Wednesday through 10/21. Please check our Google Classroom Stream for the Zoom link to this class.

In addition to these extracurricular activities, students can also work on iReady, Epic, Raz-Kids, or optional activities in Google Classroom .

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Story: Lola and Tiva by Craig Hatkoff

Next week, our class will focus on the ways in which people care for animals. We will discuss the many ways that we care for all kinds of animals.

Comprehension: key details: use photos

Vocabulary: root words

Phonics/Spelling: short a and long a

Grammar: predicates; commas with sequence words

Writing

We will learn about expository paragraphs next week. We use the Step Up to Writing program which teaches students to color code their paragraphs. Please visit our Writing page for more information. We will be starting with greens (topic sentence and conclusion) and yellows (details) next week.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Grammar

Vocabulary

Reading Comprehension (Lola and Tiva)

Please see language arts highlights attached below.

Math

We will continue Module 2 with lessons on:

• measuring and comparing lengths using centimeters and meters

• solving addition and subtraction word problems using the ruler as a number line

There will be quizzes on Lessons 4-7 on Wednesday, September 23.

Science

We will continue our focus on Plant Life Cycles in Chapter 1. Students will learn about plants and their parts, flowers and fruits, how plants grow and change, and plants and their environments. We are recalibrating our science lessons and have pushed back the date of our first science test. We will update you as soon as we settle on a date.

Friday, September 11, 2020 Weekly Newsletter, Week 4

Important Dates

Friday, September 11: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; End-of-Module 1 Assessment

Wednesday, September 16: Math Quiz

Thursday, September 17: Science starts

Friday, September 18: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Wednesday, September 23: Math Quiz; Science Test

Thursday, September 24: No School for students--Staff Inservice Day

Friday, September 25: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests

Missing Assignments on Google Classroom

Please help your child check for missing assignments daily on Google Classroom. There is a video in our Troubleshooting section that will explain how to access your child's assignment list. You can also learn how to check grades and read private comments. Thank you for helping your child stay on top of his or her schoolwork.

Asynchronous Block Clarification

We have received clarification for our Asynchronous/Small Group block that runs from 1:25-2:10 PM on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Students do not need to stay logged on at that time unless they are working in small groups with the teacher. Students are still required to complete their work during that time slot if they are logged off Zoom. Students should be working on the following activities in this order:

1. iReady Diagnostic (students need to stay on Zoom for this; it is only available 8:30-3:00 M,T,TH,F)

2. Any unfinished assignments from class or in Google Classroom

3. Read the story of the week (Wednesday and Thursday only)

After the list above is done, then students have a choice of activities:

• iReady math or reading learning path (available anytime)

• Raz-Kids (read Level Up! books and answer questions to level up)

• Epic (read or listen to books)

• Optional activities for the week in Google Classroom

• read books from home

Recap of the Week

The class has been working hard to complete the iReady math diagnostic. We will have time in class to finish this assessment on Monday and Tuesday next week. For students who still need time after that, we will have them stay during our Asynchronous/Small Group block to complete it. In other news, we finished our Mindfulness lessons on Class Dojo. Be sure to ask your child about the three mindful movements we learned today.

Star of the Week

Today, students learned what they will be doing for the Star of the Week. Every week, each student will be writing a letter on a collaborative Google Slide deck for the Star. The Star will receive this slide deck on Friday as a way to remember their special week. Our first Star will be announced on Monday, September 14. In case your child is chosen, be sure to take a clear picture of your child's Robot poster and attach it to the Google Classroom assignment "🤖All-About-Me Robot Poster." A clear picture will help students read the poster as your child presents it.

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Story: Not Norman by Kelly Bennett

Next week, our class will be discussing the pets in our lives. We will learn about pets and how they can be important friends.

Comprehension: character, setting, and events

Vocabulary: context clues

Phonics/Spelling: two letter blends

Grammar: subjects of a sentence

Writing

We will continue working on writing complete sentences and eliminating fragments and run-on sentences. We will also review the parts of a friendly letter and practice revising and editing a letter for our Star of the Week.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Grammar

Vocabulary

Reading Comprehension (Not Norman)

Please see language arts highlights attached below.

Math

We will continue Module 2 with lessons on:

• using iteration with one physical unit to measure

• applying concepts to create unit rulers and measure lengths using unit rulers

• measuring various objects using centimeter rulers and meter sticks

• developing estimation strategies by applying prior knowledge of length and using mental benchmarks

There will be quizzes on Lessons 1-3 on Wednesday, September 16.

Science

We will begin our first science unit next week on Thursday. We will focus on Plant Life Cycles in Chapter 1. Students will be learning about plants and their parts, flowers and fruits, how plants grow and change, and plants and their environments. There is a test on this chapter on Wednesday, September 23.

Friday, September 4, 2020 Weekly Newsletter, Week 3

Important Dates

Friday, September 4: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; Materials Pick-up @ Matsumoto main parking lot from 3-4 PM

Monday, September 7: No School – Labor Day

Wednesday, September 9: All-About-Me Robot Poster due; Math Quiz

Friday, September 11: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; End-of-Module 1 Assessment

Recap of the Week

We started Wonders, our language arts curriculum, this week. Students also took their first language arts tests today and their first exit ticket math quizzes on Wednesday. We completed our iReady reading diagnostic this week and will start the math diagnostic next week. Students can now work on iReady's learning path in reading at anytime.

Back to School Night

Thank you for attending our curriculum presentation Wednesday evening. It was great to see all of you! Please check your email for answers to your questions and a link to a recording of our presentation. You can find our slides here.

Materials

Thank you for coming by this afternoon to pick up your child's materials. This is just a reminder to make sure your child does not work ahead. We will be going over the materials in the coming weeks. Thanks for your patience!

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Story: Big Red Lollipop by Rukhsana Khan

Next week our class will be focusing on families around the world. We will look at how families in different places have many things in common.

Comprehension: character, setting, event

Vocabulary: root words and inflectional endings (-s, -ed, -ing)

Phonics/Spelling: short e, o, u

Grammar: commands and exclamations

Writing

Students will practice writing four types of sentences next week.

Statement: I am a student at Matsumoto School.

Question: Are you a student at Matsumoto School?

Command: Raise your hand if you’re a student at Matsumoto School.

Exclamation: I love Matsumoto School!

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Grammar

Vocabulary

Reading Comprehension (Big Red Lollipop)

Please see language arts highlights attached below.

Math

We will complete Module 1 next week with the following lessons:

• Take from 10 within 20

• Take from 10 within 100

On Friday, we will begin Module 2: Addition and Subtraction of Length Units. Students will use multiple copies of a unit to measure.

There will be an exit ticket quiz on Wednesday, September 9 and an End-of-Module 1 assessment on Friday, September 11.

Friday, August 28, 2020 Weekly Newsletter, Week 2

Important Dates

Wednesday, September 2: Math Quiz (exit tickets), Back to School Night (whole school Zoom at 5:45; Room 14 Zoom 6:00-6:25 PM) more details below

Friday, September 4: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar Tests; Materials Pick-up @ Matsumoto main parking lot from 3-4 PM

Monday, September 7: No School – Labor Day

Recap of the Week

Our first full week of Second Grade is now in the books! We continued building classroom community, social-emotional learning, and practicing tech tools this week. The students are getting the hang of Google Classroom and we are now ready to move forward with our academic program. We will continue to weave in opportunities for social-emotional learning and community building throughout the year. Thank you for all your support at home.

Back to School Night

Join us for our Back to School Night on Wednesday, September 2. We will have a school-wide Zoom meeting at 5:45pm with Mrs. Frankina and the staff. We will then break into classroom Zoom meetings from 6:00-6:25pm for grades K, 2, 4, and 6. Grades 1, 3, and 5 will be from 6:30-6:55pm. We will be sending an email with the Back to School Night Zoom links soon. Please plan to join us. We will be discussing our curriculum, classroom management, and expectations for the year.

Google Classroom Tips (reprint from last week)

Please always check Google Classroom for announcements or for your child's missing or incomplete work (click "View All" under "Upcoming" on the Stream page.) If your child has a returned assignment without a grade, it usually means an attachment of the assignment is needed. Many students click "Mark as Done" when a scan or photo should be attached. After an assignment is graded, students can view any comments from the teacher. Students should not resubmit the assignment after it has been graded. Just close the tab after reading the teacher comments. We have a troubleshooting section located in Classwork in Google Classroom. Please visit that section for tips on how to scan documents and use certain apps and features.

Language Arts

Reading

Upcoming Story: Help! A Story of Friendship by Holly Keller

Next week we’ll read about a mouse who hides from his friend Snake because he is told that snakes are dangerous. Students will learn how talking about others can affect a friendship. We will summarize the story together in class.

Every week, students will be reading the week’s story at home for homework on Wednesday and Thursday. Students will build their fluency skills with repeated readings of the week’s selection.

Please do not read ahead in our reading book. Oftentimes we practice prediction as a reading strategy, and your child cannot practice this strategy if the story is read in advance.

Writing

Our focus will be writing complete sentences. We will learn the names for the parts of a sentence and practice writing complete sentences. We will also practice writing “super sentences”—sentences with well-chosen details.

Simple sentence: I went to the park.

Super sentence: I jumped around in the fountains at Fowler Park last Sunday.

We will also try a staircase strategy when writing sentences. Students will continue adding details to sentences to include who, what, when, where, how, or why.

Staircase strategy example:

A monkey

A monkey climbed.

A monkey climbed a tree.

A monkey climbed a tree to reach a banana.

A monkey climbed a tree to reach a banana yesterday.

Grammar

Students will learn about sentences, statements, and questions.

Language Arts Tests on Friday

Grammar

Vocabulary

Reading Comprehension (Help! A Story of Friendship)

Please see language arts highlights attached below.

Math

We are continuing Module 1 of Eureka Math with the following lessons:

• Make a 10 to add within 20

• Make a 10 to add and subtract within 20

• Make a 10 to add within 100

• Subtract single digits within 100

There will be a quiz on lessons 1-4 on Wednesday, September 2.