September 28 - October 2
Hello Parents and Students,
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Homework and Reminders:
Sign up for a conference
Complete your federal impact survey. This is one form per family. Please have your child let us know if a sibling turned theirs in.
Picture Day is Thursday
Every Wednesday is 2pm dismissal
Return signed Weekly Blue Folder on Tuesday
Daily 20 reading log due on Friday, with parent/grown up signature
Check homework and sign communicator daily
Hawk Spirit Day every Friday (optional)
Keep the goal of Fun Friday in mind! Hard work and excellent behavior pays off! You can do it!
OUR WEEK AT A GLANCE
Math: This week, we will continue with lessons 18 and 19. On Tuesday students will come home with a study guide, please review it for homework that night. On Wednesday, students will be taking an assessment for lessons 15-18. Students will continue working in equal groups on multiplication and division. Students will use arrays and tape diagrams to represent problems. Students will explore the relationship between multiplication and division through the Read, Draw, Write process. Multiplication Facts: This week we will be starting with multiples of 1. Students will have 100 problems and will be given 10 minutes to complete it. To move on to the next number, students may miss up to 15 problems. Each child will move at their own pace. Please make sure that your child is practicing multiplication daily for at least 10 minutes.
Reader's Workshop: We will be starting our Benchmark Unit 2 books, called Ways Characters Shape Stories. Our focus will be answering the essential question: How do our actions influence our lives?
Spelling: Long e
Grammar: Adjectives, adverbs, and punctuation for dialogue
Writer's Workshop: This week, students will write a narrative about a talking animal. They will use narrative techniques to create an engaging story with a begining, middle, and end.
Social Studies: This week, students will continue with Week 30 in our Studies Weekly curriculum. This week we will learn about American Government. Students will learn more about the Consitution and laws in the United States.
Science: In science, students will continue learning how scientists observe traits, identify similarities and variations, and ask questions about the natural world. Students will explore wolf traits and human traits while using observations and graphs to identify patterns.
P.E.: Please dress appropriately on Monday and Friday for P.E/dance class every week.
Reminders:
Benchmark Tests: Your child will be coming home with their second graded Benchmark test next week. This was their second time answering these types of test questions independently. This is just a reminder that they are still learning how to take these tests, and they are difficult. It is okay if your child is not earning a 3 right away; we will continue practicing and having a growth mindset! We will review the test this week and send it home at the beginning of next week.
Daily 20 Reading Log: Please make sure your child is reading a "Just Right" chapter book. Picture books or books that are too easy will not be accepted for daily 20 reading. Your child should begin a book and continue reading it throughout the week. Please make sure they are writing in the book title correctly and neatly in their folders.
Happy October!
Miss Phenix