Week 5 - October 4, 2019

Curriculum

Reading:
This week, have continued to work on launching our reading workshop.  We've been practicing reading to self, we've learned to use some parts of Seesaw, and we've done some reading to someone.  We've also been working on rhyming and identifying words that rhyme.  Next week, we will learn more about listen to reading and word work for our reading workshop.

Book Baggies:
We will be starting book baggies soon.  If you are interested in helping us to put our book library together, we would love volunteers.  Please let me know if you are interested.

Writing:
This week, we began writing personal narratives.  The students have learned that stories have 5 parts (beginning, middle, middle, middle, end).  They practiced telling their story across their hands and then planned their story on sticky notes.  From there, they were able to take their plan and begin drafting a story.  Next week, we will learn about transitions and elaboration as writers.  Students will continue to write as many personal narratives as they can and make them better by using transition words and elaboration ideas.  

Math:
In math the students learned to solve word problems using any strategy they wish (tens frame, pictures, number line, number path, hundreds grid, counting up/back, etc.).  It is our hope that when given a problem, they are able to choose a strategy that works/makes sense to them and that they can explain their strategy.

Science/Social Studies:
In science, we have continued to learn about air and weather.  This week, we learned that air is all around us.  We learned about air pressure and how air can make things move.  Finally, we explored parachutes to learn more about air.  Next week, we will continue to explore air and weather.  Part of our unit is also exploring moon phases.  It would be helpful if you notice the moon at home that you talk about it and what they are seeing/wondering.

Purposeful Play
Please see the Purposeful Play tab on the blog to learn more about our weekly Play Time and donation items we could use for it!

Homework

• Read every night
• Work on a math skill (i.e. counting forwards and backwards within 120, adding and subtracting to 20 - play a board game for this, telling time, counting coins, measuring - length and volume -  have your child cook with you to practice this, talk about shapes - 2D and 3D - find items around your house, etc.) 

Specials Schedule

Monday: P.E. (Wear tennis shoes)
Tuesday: Art (Bring an Art shirt labeled with your child's name)
Wednesday: Music
Thursday: Media/Library
Friday: Rotates (See the back of your child's OWL folder (everyday folder) for a schedule.)

Important Dates

October 9: Walk to School Day
October 18: Color Fun Run
October 25: Trunk or Treat (5pm)
November 5: No School - Election Day
November 12: Conferences
November 13: Picture Retakes
November 15: Bagels with Buddies (8:15 AM-8:45 AM)