Reading: We are analyzing story elements in various texts. Story elements include the setting, the plot, and the characters.
Word Study: We continue to work with open and closed syllable patterns. For the upcoming week, we will focus on VCV and VVCV patterns. As a reminder, students bring a sheet home each Monday explaining the week's pattern.
Math: We have begun our unit on measurement and data. Students have had the opportunity to learn about mass and volume this week. If you have the opportunity to allow your child to help cook or bake, that would be a wonderful way in which to discuss both our U.S. Customary System (cups, ounces, quarts) and the Metric System (ML and L).
Science: Our unit, Animals Through Time, is well underway! We are learning about how fossils help us to understand which animals once lived on the earth. Our upcoming mystery will focus on what kinds of animals we may encounter in the future.
Social Studies: We just finished up our Economics unit. Please be sure to go over the test with your child. Our next unit will focus on Explorers From Far Away.
Writing: We will continue to write about our reading and various topics throughout the day. After winter break, our focus will be on informational writing.
Next Week's Schedule:
Fact Practice and 7 Days of Multiplication
Please don't forget to contact us if you are able to volunteer to help with math fact practice. This could be 1/2 hour to an hour one day a week. Also, please check and practice the daily facts that are sent home for our week of multiplication.
Students should spend some time outside of class each week practicing. The goal is improvement each week--not passing. Emphasis on passing causes stress and anxiety in kids over math fact memorization. There are fun games on our itslearning pages to help practice. Quizlet (located at the bottom of our itslearning page) has games to play for each math center level. Games may include Match and Gravity.
