Important Dates . . .
March 13 -- Daylight Savings Time Begins - Spring Ahead
March 28 -- Spring Break Begins
April 4 -- Classes Resume
April 5 -- Teacher Institute -- No School
April 21 -- School Improvement -- Early Dismissal
April 22 -- No School
NOTE: Social Studies Unit 5 Test this Friday :)
Language Arts
We will continue building on the writing process this week. Students will be given topics and we will be working on brainstorming details.
Reading
This week we will continue with reading stations. In the Soar to Success station we will begin reading and discussing the book Allie's Basketball Dream. We will continue working on phonics, decoding, encoding, and comprehension throughout the week through direct instruction, Lexia, and hands on materials.
Please keep reading 20 minutes a night for the Independent Reading Program! This month students should be reading daily or a minimum of 20 minutes for 16 days. Please sign on the date the reading was accomplished. The Independent Reading Folder should be turned in every Friday. Keep reading!
Spelling
The spelling words this week will cover two different yet similar sounding word families: - ip & -op. They will be receiving a spelling practice page daily as an assignment. A test over this week's lesson will be given Friday. Please try to help your child study daily. One strategy you can use to help with spelling words this week is: Sandpaper rubbings: Cut each letter out of sandpaper and glue it to an index card or purchase sandpaper letters. Your child should spell out his word with sandpaper letters, put a piece of paper over it, and do a crayon rubbing.
Social Studies
We will wrap up Unit 5, Our Country Long Ago this Friday with a Unit Test. All of the vocabulary terms we have discussed have been in their SS folder in their binder. You should have been reviewing along the way, so if not I would suggest reviewing nightly. Also, their books will be sent home to reread and talk through the review of Unit 5 on pages 238-239.
Math
Continuing with place value. This week builds to knowing the difference between the 1's, 10's, and hundreds place. It looks as though a test will be at the beginning of next week.
Daily Homework
Reading
- read 20 minutes and fill in Independent Reading Folder Log
- weekly turn in on Friday
- practice reading poems given to work on fluency
Spelling
- Practice Page nightly to be turned in & study words for test
