Literature: This week we will be finishing up Owl at Home, as we read “Upstairs and Downstairs” and discuss where we would pick if we could be any two places at once, and the last chapter, “Owl and the Moon”. We will have reading groups again on Tuesday and Thursday! Thank you so much to those of you who came and helped us last week. We couldn’t do it without you!
Spalding: We have 29 words this week and will test on Friday! We will also be pulling students 1:1 to quiz phonograms orally (OPR) and see which phonograms need more practice and which ones are mastered!
Monday: baby, well, about, men, man, for, ran, run, was, that
Tuesday: his, led, lay, apple, ate, author, bread, brown, dog, eat
Wednesday: fast, food, jump, sleep, wash, yellow, nine, face, miss (9 words)
Phonograms to practice: b, f, p, r, w, au, ed, oo, or, ow
Writing: copy work and narration exercises from Charlotte’s Web
Grammar: This week is a review week in Grammar. We will do a noun “Read Around the Room” activity, “Proper Versus Common Noun Scoot” game, an editing worksheet, and review how to classify sentences.
Poem: Autumn Woods by James S. Tippett (in class)
Idiom: “Practice makes perfect”
Math: Before we get to enjoy a very fun and relaxing break, we have to finish up our subtraction chapter in math and start learning about number position. At the beginning of the week we will review how to subtract using number bonds, number placement, and other strategies. After our chapter test on Wednesday, students will practice different positions such as "up", "down", "left", and "right" as well as "first/1st" through "tenth/10th". We will learn about "position" by getting up and moving around and putting ourselves, quite literally, into different positions. :)
History: In History, we are finishing up our study of Ancient Mesopotamia with a fun review game, and then we will test on Wednesday! Students will then begin to learn about the country of Egypt and find its location on a map. They will learn about the Nile River and the fertile soil surrounding the location. We will have an in-class experiment with a basil plant to learn about the importance of water for agriculture.
Science: In Science, we are beginning our study of oceans! We will learn about salinity and do a water density experiment. We will also explore the tidal patterns of oceans and learn about the Gulf Stream. On Friday, we will have our pumpkin party, so we will take a quick break from oceans to make observations about pumpkins and explore its life cycle.
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