Last week was so much fun! We enjoyed reading The Mouse and The Wizard and discussing topics that were geared towards the children's interests. They really impressed me with their ability to listen to one another's ideas and develop their own interpretations of the text, using evidence found in the story. We LOVE Junior Great Books! We also enjoyed dressing up for Halloween, and making Autumn Trees with pretzels and M&M's for Fun Friday. We are looking forward to another great week ahead.
Here's a look into the curriculum for next week:
Reading: Students will "be detectives" and make predictions before, during and after reading.
*Questions to ask your child to practice making predictions: What do you think this story will be about? What do you think will happen next?*
Words to Know:
hello
could
walk
pull
all
oh
*Also our Spelling and Red Words from SMART*
Phonics: Vowel Valley sound /au/ /aw/: haul, crawl, paw, August. We will also look at words with the a_e spelling. For example: pale, make, tape, ate
Social Studies: Students will read and write about the Presidential Election. We will also continue to discover how Human Safety is connected to Weather by conducting experiments.
Math: Students will continue skip counting, reading thermometers, and measuring using Standard and Non-Standard Units.
Writing: Students will write a personal narrative. "If I Were President of the United States"
Reminders and Announcements:
- Please continue studying the Spelling Words each week. These words become more complicated as the year progresses and the "criminal words" must be memorized since they do not follow the rules. The children are given opportunities to practice during the school day, however, this time alone will not be enough to excel on the weekly spelling tests. Please keep up the good work!
- We do NOT have school on Tuesday, November 6th. It will be a teacher work day.
Thank you for all of your continued support at home!
Sincerely,
Jean Peake
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