I hope everyone has a had a restful weekend! We have a big week ahead with DIBELS testing and our poetry recitations! The upcoming 3-day weekend will be well deserved! :) Here's what's on the agenda:
Literature:
This week we are continuing our Tom Thumb stories from around the world! We will read “Little Finger of the Watermelon Patch,” a story from Vietnam. Then we will compare and contrast the characters of Tom Thumb, Issun Boshi, Thumbelina, and Little Finger. There will be a small assessment on Thursday.
Spalding: There are 29 spelling words this week! Some of these words have silent e’s! Here’s how we remember them:
Job 1 – “vowel, consonant, e” (ex: time – e helps the i say i)
Job 2 – “v, u – job 2!” (ex: have, blue)
Job 3 – “c, g – job 3!” (ex: chance, charge – notice how the e helps the c/g say its second sound)
Job 4 – Every syllable must have a vowel. (ex: little)
Job 5 – no job e! (ex: are)
Please practice the following phonograms at home: b, d, g, r, t, ar, ay, ch, oo, ou. Spelling Test and McCall-Harby Reading Comprehension Test on Friday!
Words this week:
Monday: my, up, last, not, us, am, good, time, have, blue
Tuesday: chance, charge, little, are, ago, old, bad, red, of, be
Wednesday: but, this, all, your, you, out, may, into, him (Note: 9 words today!)
Grammar: We are learning about pronouns in grammar this week! We have a fun, interactive PowerPoint that will help us identify and come up with pronouns to make our sentences a little more interesting!
Writing: copy work and narration exercises from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Poem: “Caterpillar” by Christina Rossetti – We will recite in partners on Friday!
Idiom: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. (Golden Rule)
Math: This week we will have our second math test - on Tuesday! We were blown away by our first math test scores and are excited to see how we do on Tuesday after our unit 2 review on Monday. The rest of the week will be very fun as we work together to dig deeper into what it means to "add". This will include writing number sentences, making our own unique number stories, and learning about the addition and equals signs.
Homework will be as follows: Monday- review test B, Tuesday- addition worksheet, Wednesday- WB 25-26, Thursday- WB 27-28, and Friday- WB 29-30
Geography:
This week in Geography we will be learning about the continents and oceans of the world. Students will be able to locate the 7 continents (Europe, Africa, Asia, North and South America, Australia and Antarctica), and the 4 oceans (Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Arctic) on a map, and will be creating a booklet with facts about each continent.
Science:
This week in Science we are continuing to study habitats, this time focusing on the forest and prairie. We will also take a look at animals and plants that live underground. We will discuss adaptations and interactions within each of these habitats and work on a world habitats mobile!
Have a wonderful week! :)
