Look for homework bags today. The bags include two books to read at home and complete a comprehension activity. Math homework will be sent in the Tuesday folder each week. All homework is due Friday. Please send the bag to school each day. The books and notebook (if included) will also be used during class.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
Tuesday, Sept. 30: Picture day! Don't forget your smile!
Tuesday: Tuesday folders come home. Please return signed Tuesday folders on Wednesday morning.
Wednesday: Library Day! All library books are due by Wednesday morning at 8:00.
A look at this week...
READING
This week we will learn a new comprehension strategy and that is making predictions. Reading is thinking. As we start to read a story, we will look at the picture on the front cover, read the title and try to guess what the story is about based on the title and the picture. When we read stories, we stop from time to time and predict what might happen next. Sometimes our predictions are correct and sometimes they are not. We will learn how to use all the clues in the story to make the best prediction possible.
WRITING
We will continue writing stories about our lives. Last week we learned how to "zoom in" on one thing and write about a small moment in time, something in our life that happened over a small few minutes. This week, we will practice stretching one small moment across several lines or several pages. We will read stories or part of stories that have those moments in them and see how famous authors stretch a small moment over few pages.
MATH
Last week we explored the number line/number track and looked at specific numbers and pointed to "one more" or "one less". This week we will take that knowledge and move on to addition. The strategies that we work on is "Count On Addition Strategies for Basic Facts". It is essential that all students are able to successfully calculate both mentally and with paper and pencil their basic facts. Count On strategies include Count On 1 (+1 facts), Count on 2 (+2 facts) and Count on 0 (+0 facts). This week we will focus on Count On 1 and turn around strategy. If 12+1=13 then 1+12 is also 13. We will apply this Count On 1 strategy in problem solving.
SCIENCE
This week in science we will learn about weather. Weather is what is happening in the atmosphere at a certain time. Temperature ,wind and precipitation are all parts of weather. There would be no weather without the sun. The sun's heat causes clouds, winds, and precipitation to form. We will learn about different kinds of weather such as sunny, warm, cold, calm,windy,rainy,icy and learn how to use a thermometer to measure temperature.
THANK YOU!
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