Friday, October 31, 2014

October 31

Happy Halloween!

Next week will be a review week in Language Arts. There will not be spelling words to study or a story test.

In Math we will review for our test on Monday, take our test on Tuesday, and review concepts taught so far on Wednesday.

We will continue to learn about Earth in Social Studies. Our test will be on November 13. Please look over the study guide that was sent home today with your child.

Have a great weekend!

Friday, October 24, 2014

October 24

Good afternoon! Mrs. Pashaian and Mrs. Sandorff have been chosen to be our class chaperones for our trip to the planetarium on November 25. All parents are welcome to follow the bus or meet us there. The cost is $13 for parents.

Next week in Language Arts we will work on spelling words with double consonants at the end and -ck. We will also work on writing narratives and capitalizing proper nouns.

In Math we will work on using drawings to represent problems, equal groups, and repeated addition (the beginning of multiplication). We will complete our first test review on Friday. Our Unit 3 test will be the following Tuesday.

We will begin Unit 2 in Social Studies. We will be learning about Earth.

Our homework schedule is as follows:

Monday: 3 times each, Lesson 3.8 worksheet
Tuesday: ABC order, Lesson 3.9 worksheet
Wednesday: Sentences, 3.10 worksheet
Thursday: Study for spelling test, 3.11 worksheet

Remember to read for at least 15 minutes each night, and keep working on your book report!

Have a great week!

Friday, October 17, 2014

Week of October 20

We will be working on the following the week of October 20:

Language Arts-spelling words with ending blends, plural nouns, nonfiction text features, writing narratives

Math- making 10 to add two numbers, adding 3 numbers, and related facts

Science-volcanoes and earthquakes

Wear red on Monday for the kick-off of Red Ribbon Week!


Our homework schedule is the following:

10/20-3 times each, math pages P57-P58

10/21-ABC Order, math pages P59-P60

 10/22-Sentences, math pages P61-P62

 10/23-Study for spelling test, math pages P63-P64

*Read 15 minutes each night.


**Work on your Book Report!

Have a great week!

Class Trip November 25

Our class trip will be on November 25, 2014.  I am in need of 2 chaperones for the trip.  If you would like to assist, please let me know by October 22.  If I receive more than 2 requests, names will be chosen from a hat.  If you are not chosen to chaperone but would like to attend, the cost is $13, and you may follow the bus or meet us there.

Thank you!

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Homework for week of October 14

Good evening! Since we are completing our testing this week for unit 1 in Language Arts, the students will not have spelling homework or a spelling test this week. The following is this week's homework schedule:

Tuesday: Study for Word Wall Test and Math Test, read for 15 minutes
Wednesday: Read for 15 minutes
Thursday: Math worksheet (Lesson 3.1), read for 15 minutes.
Friday-Sunday: Read for 15 minutes

Have a great week!

Friday, October 10, 2014

October 10

Good morning! DRAs are completed. If you would like your child's DRA level, please email me and I will provide it for you. Also, you can check out the site http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/ to find a list of books on your child's level.

We have a very busy week next week in Language Arts. We will be taking our Unit 1 Benchmark Test in two parts. The first part will be given on Tuesday, and the second part will be given on Wednesday. We will have our Unit 1 Word Wall Test on Wednesday. Students must know how to spell and read these words.

Next week in Math we will have our Unit 2 Test on Wednesday, and begin Unit 3 on Thursday.

We will stray from Science for a week, and we will learn about Christopher Columbus in Social Studies.

Have a great weekend!

Monday, October 6, 2014

October 3

Good afternoon! Next Thursday, October 9, we will go to the Book Fair!

Next week in Language Arts we will work on singular/plural nouns, spelling words with consonant blends, and we will continue to write narratives.

In Math we will continue to work on place value. We also spend Friday reviewing for our Unit 2 Test that will take place the following week.

We will also learn about precipitation in Science.

Have a great weekend!