Hello! I hope everyone had a good weekend! I look forward to meeting with you at conferences this week!
Here's what's happening this week:
Writing: The students will continue drafting their essays! This week we will focus on adding transition words to our piece. We will also work to write introductions and conclusions for our essays!
Reading: This week we will practice summarizing their non-fiction text! We will work to find the main idea and supporting details which will help when writing the summary.
Word Study: Their test is scheduled for Wednesday, November 2.
Social Studies: The students will learn about the different Native American tribes we had in Missouri. They will spend time comparing and contrasting those tribes. We will have a social studies test Wednesday. They filled out their study guide today.
Math: We will continue learning about multiplication this week. The students will multiply larger digits. We will also work on multiplication word problems. Their test is this Friday. Please continue practicing their multiplication facts at home.
Important Dates:
10.24 - Conference Night 1
10.26 - Conference Night 2
10.31 - Pumpkin Run/Halloween Parties
11.7 - Conference Compensation Day - No School
11.8 - Election Day - No School
Monday, October 24, 2016
Friday, October 21, 2016
Arcade Game Creations
In library, the students created their own arcade games! Then they helped the first grade students play the games!
Monday, October 17, 2016
Weekly Happenings 10/17-10/21
Hello! I hope everyone had a good weekend! We are officially in the second quarter of school!
Here's what's happening this week:
Writing: We will spend this week gathering evidence for their essays! They will gather a variety of evidence such as lists and stories. We will focus on angling our stories to support their bullet reasons.
Reading: This week the students will work on note taking. We will use text structure, or how the information is organized, to help us find the main idea and supporting details. At home, if your child is reading non-fiction, ask them to tell you the text structure!
Word Study: We will get new words this week! Their test is scheduled for Wednesday, November 2.
Social Studies: The students will learn about the different Native American tribes we had in Missouri. They will spend time comparing and contrasting those tribes. We will have a social studies test next Wednesday. They will have a study guide coming home soon.
Math: We will continue learning about multiplication this week. The students learned the traditional algorithm for multiplying 1-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers. We will expand this knowledge by solving similar problems that require regrouping. Please continue practicing multiplication facts with your child! Their math test will be next Friday.
Important Dates:
10.18 - Field trip to Sheldon
10.19 - Early Release
10.24 - Conference Night 1
10.26 - Conference Night 2
Here's what's happening this week:
Writing: We will spend this week gathering evidence for their essays! They will gather a variety of evidence such as lists and stories. We will focus on angling our stories to support their bullet reasons.
Reading: This week the students will work on note taking. We will use text structure, or how the information is organized, to help us find the main idea and supporting details. At home, if your child is reading non-fiction, ask them to tell you the text structure!
Word Study: We will get new words this week! Their test is scheduled for Wednesday, November 2.
Social Studies: The students will learn about the different Native American tribes we had in Missouri. They will spend time comparing and contrasting those tribes. We will have a social studies test next Wednesday. They will have a study guide coming home soon.
Math: We will continue learning about multiplication this week. The students learned the traditional algorithm for multiplying 1-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers. We will expand this knowledge by solving similar problems that require regrouping. Please continue practicing multiplication facts with your child! Their math test will be next Friday.
Important Dates:
10.18 - Field trip to Sheldon
10.19 - Early Release
10.24 - Conference Night 1
10.26 - Conference Night 2
Missouri Brochures
The students used their knowledge about the Missouri Regions to create a Missouri Region Brochure!
Salt Maps
On Friday, the students painted their salt maps! They painted the five different Missouri Regions. We also drew Missouri's border states. Their maps look amazing!
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