Hello Parents and Students,
Homework and Reminders
Halloween Parade 10/30 9:40-10:00
Halloween Party 10/30 from 1-2pm
No school Monday 10/26
Return signed Weekly Green Folder on Tuesday
Daily 20 reading log due on Friday with a parent/grown-up signature
Check homework and sign communicator daily
Wear orange on Wednesday for Unity Day
Hawk Spirit Day every Friday (optional)
Every Wednesday is 2pm dismissal
Our Week at a Glance
Math: We will continue with Module 2, which focuses on measurement. Students will be estimating and measuring mass in grams, kilograms, liters and milliliters. They will connect this concept to place value using a number line and unit comparisons. We will be completing lessons 3-6 this week.
Students will have a fluency test every Friday. They should be practicing their facts for 10 minutes each night. If students do not score 85% or above or do not practice for homework, they will not move on to the next fact family. Click here for printable flash cards.
Reader's Workshop: We will be starting a new benchmark book called Animal Adaptations. We will be answering the essential question: How do living things adapt to change?
We will focus on identifying key details and the main idea, using context clues to determine word meanings, and analyzing text features to better understand what we read.
Spelling: Students will practice identifying and reading words with r-controlled vowels (ar, or).
Grammar: Students will practice regular verbs and verb tenses and use correct subject-verb agreement.
Writer's Workshop: This week, students will begin writing a narrative about a spooky house. They will focus on descriptive language and the use of adjectives to add details to their writing.
Social Studies: This week, students will continue with Week 32 in our Studies Weekly curriculum. Week 32 teaches students about the United States government. This week, students will learn more about democracy, our three branches of government, and how a bill can become a law.
Science: Students continue to observe the traits of closely related organisms: four species of bears. Students analyze data about the traits of a particular bear, comparing the bear's traits with the traits of other bears.
P.E.: Please dress appropriately on Monday and Friday for P.E/dance class every week.
Thank you,
Mrs. Gibbins