Week of October 28th

 

 

 

Math: This week we are continuing our multiplication unit.  Students will be working on creating arrays and learning strategies to count groups of objects.  Here are the following terms students will learn this week:

 

1. Array

2. Multplication

3. Factor

4. Times

5. Product

 

 

 

 

Science: This week we are finishing our Earth Materials unit by observing rocks and minerals and learning how to describe its properties.

 

 

 

 

 

Scholastic Book Clubs

We will send book order forms home on Friday. If you would like to order any books, the deadline for ordering is Friday, Nov. 1. Please have all online orders or checks made out to Scholastic Reading Club by Friday. Mrs. Owens' online code is GNJNJ. Ms. Smith's online code is GNNQQ. We will pass out the October and November forms for review. You can also order books for your electronic devices on this site through Storia.

This week in Language Arts

Week of October 28

Reading

Focus Skill: Questioning

We will continue reading the book Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner. As we read the book together, we will discuss vocabulary that is confusing and new to the children.  There will be a reading comprehension and vocabulary test at the end of the unit.   We will also read nonfiction selections about Wyoming, potato farming, and Samoyed.  Here are some vocabulary words we chose this week: palomino, hitched, rodeo, proceeded, irrigation, inspect, harvest, mature, concerned, strong box, mare, bushel, acre, determined, hind, plow.  The test on this book next week.

Reading Logs:

In your child’s folder you will find a pink reading log. Please have your child fill it out and you need to initial it nightly after they have read 20 minutes. Your child should be at 100% of his/her reading goal in AR by the end of this week.

 

Writing

We're using our Writer’s Notebook to create personal narratives. We will be learning how to edit as we write, and rehearsing storytelling and leads.

Language Skill

We will be learning about singular and plural nouns.

Spelling

Unit 2 Lesson 1: Tri-graph- igh, Long vowel (i) , y changing rule for adding suffixes.  Change the y to i before adding suffixes, unless the suffix begins with an i.

This week's words are: sky, dry, sly, why, myself, spied, spying, crying, cried, multiplying, reply, replies, apply, applied, carrier, easier, high, right, fright, nightlight. The test will be on Thursday.

When studying these words, please talk about the meanings of each word and the spelling rule used to  long vowel sounds when adding a suffix.  There is a PowerPoint on my website to help with the rules.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Read 20 minutes   Scholastic book orders due this week.	Read 20 minutes	Read 20 minutes   Study for spelling test	Read 20 minutes   Spelling Test	Read 20 minutes   Scholastic book orders due

 

Week of October 21st

 

 

Math: This week we will finish Math Menu and begin our unit on Multiplication.  The unit will start out with an investigation problem involving groups of things found in a grocery store.

 

Science: This week we will continue our investigation with rocks and minerals and conduct a couple of experiments with the mock rocks.

Week Of October 21st

This week in Language Arts

Week of October 21

Reading

Focus Skill: Questioning

We will begin reading the book Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner. As we read the book together, we will discuss vocabulary that is confusing and new to the children.  There will be a reading comprehension and vocabulary test at the end of the unit.   We will also read nonfiction selections about Wyoming, potato farming, John Reynolds Gardiner and Samoyeds.

Reading Logs:

In your child’s folder you will find a pink reading log. Please have your child fill it out and you need to initial it nightly after they have read 20 minutes. Your child should be at 90% of his/her reading goal in AR.

 

Writing

We're using our Writer’s Notebook to create personal narratives. We will be learning how to edit as we write, and rehearsing storytelling and leads.

Language Skill

We will be learning about proper and common nouns.

Spelling

Unit 1 Lesson 6: Review Long vs. Short Vowel Sounds with Doubling and Dropping rules

This week's words are: cutting, bigger, dropping, hopping, hoping, shopper, sloping, liking, liked, braking, closing, shiny, shining, trader, bony, graded, muted, tuned, blaming, slopping. The test will be on Thursday.

When studying these words, please talk about the meanings of each word and the spelling rule used to spell short and long vowel sounds when adding a suffix.  There is a PowerPoint on my website to help with the rules.

	RED	RIBBON	WEEK
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Read 20 minutes   Complete questions about John Reynolds Gardner   Wear bright neon colored clothing	Read 20 minutes             Wear anything camouflage colored	Read 20 minutes   Study for spelling test       Wear anything red	Read 20 minutes   Spelling Test         Dress up as their future career choice	Read 20 minutes             Wear any husky school spirit shirt and the red paw-print temporary tattoo

 

This week in Language Arts

Week of October 14

Reading

Focus Skill: Sequencing

We will continue reading the story Bat Loves the Night from our Storytown reading book.  Vocabulary words are:  blanketed, surroundings, nocturnal, effort, dozes, swoops, detail, fluttering, plummet, inverted.  There will be a reading comprehension and vocabulary test Wednesday.  We will also read several poems and nonfiction selections about bats.

 

Reading Logs:

     In your child’s folder you will find a pink reading log.  Please have your child fill it out and you need to initial it nightly after they have read 20 minutes.  Your child should be at 80% of his/her reading goal in AR.

 

Writing

    We're using our Writer’s Notebook to create personal narratives.  We will be learning how to edit as we write, and rehearsing storytelling and leads.

 

Language Skill

     We will be learning about conjunctions and nouns.

 

Spelling

Unit 1 Lesson 5: Silent Consonants g,k,w,b; diagraph ph (f)

       This week's words are: gnat, gnarl, gnome, sign, knee, knock, knit, knife, knot, write, wrinkle, wrist, wrong, thumb, lamb, plumber, phrase, phone, gopher, graph.  The test will be on Thursday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week of October 14th

 

MATH: We will begin working on a Data and Graphs Menu this week. During the menu, students will have the opportunity to work alone or with a partner.  Part of the menu will be for a grade.

Classwork grades and Data and Graphing Unit Test Friday

 

 

(Pictograph)

(Bar Graph)

 

(Line Plot)



Science: We will continue our study of rocks and minerals. Students will observe and learn to describe the properties of rocks and minerals. We will also do an investigation involving mock rocks.

 

 

Remember that your child must complete 60 minutes of Dreambox each week for homework.  The schedule runs from Sunday to Saturday, which means that each homework week starts on Sunday and ends on Saturday.  Your child will receive a homework grade for Dreambox each week.  You can access grades on inow.  Please be sure to let me know when you have computer problems- we can work together to figure out a way for your child to complete the required time.  Thank you for your support at home.  I am confident that you will see math growth in your child this school year as a result. 

Scholastic Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair will be going on in our school library this week.  Family night is Tuesday and Thursday from 4-6.  Please come and enjoy browsing through the books with your child.

Please save and send in any Boxtops for Education that you have.  This is an easy was to raise money for our school.  Tell other family members and friends to save them for us too.  You do not have to glue them on to anything.  Just cut them out and send them.  THANK YOU!

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