Good evening!
I hope everyone is having a great Fall Break! It really flew by! Just a reminder that this coming week we have half days Monday-Thursday (school ends at 11:45), and there is no school on Friday. Please pack a hearty morning snack since there will be no lunch! Ms. Modisett and I are looking forward to meeting with each of you at your scheduled conference. :)
Literature: This week we will be reading stories from Uncle Remus’ Tales. We will begin with Beatrix Potter’s Tale of Peter Rabbit. Then we will read stories about Brer Rabbit and how he likes to trick the other animals!
Spalding: There will be 18 words this week – test on Thursday!
Monday: rides, ride, tree, sick, got, north, white, spent, foot, feet
Tuesday: blows, blow, block, spring, river, planted, plant, cut
Phonograms to practice: b, n, p, r, s, ck, ee, or, ow, wh
Writing: In Writing with Ease, we will do copy work and narration exercises from Davey Crockett and Sacagawea.
Grammar: We will be learning about the four types of sentences this week – statements, commands, questions, and exclamations!
Poem: “The Purple Cow” by Gelett Burgess (We will recite on October 28th!)
Idiom: Practice makes perfect!
Math: This week in math we will continue to work with our ordinal positions (1st-10th) and directions (above, below, up, down, left, and right-among many others). We will learn how to count from the left and the right in order to identify the position of a certain object. Students will have the chance to analyze different photos to discover how objects can be in various positions in relation to one another. This week, we will also be reviewing our addition and subtraction in order to prepare for a cumulative test on Thursday.
History: In History, we will be getting an introduction to Ancient Egypt! We will review its location on a map and be introduced to some new vocabulary words: pyramid, pharaoh, papyrus, and hieroglyphics!
Science: This week we will continue to study oceans. Students will explore coral reefs and learn about many of the plants and animals that find a home there. They will find the Great Barrier Reef on the map and learn about what makes it special. It is more than 1400 miles long, more than 1500 species of fish live there, and it can be seen from space!
See you on Monday!
