LANDON, SOPHIA, AND LEAH (reporting for Eddie)
Have a very happy and safe Thanksgiving Break!
When we get back from break we will begin Map testing. If your child is looking for something to do over break Khan Academy Mappers is available as well as IXL Math and Language Arts. I will also add a few reading comprehension assignments into Google Classroom.
Math
In math we have started Chapter 6. Multiplication facts 6,7,8, and 9. Last year they should have focused on 0-5. Please have your child practice their facts each night.
Reading
These last two weeks we have started learning vocabulary words that your child will find in many of the books they read. We are using fabulous picture books to learn the vocabulary. So far we have read, Miss Nelson is Missing and The Spooky Tail of Prewitt Peacock.
By now you should have seen word study words come home. If you haven't seen the words then please ask your child about them. Your child should be sorting them by word pattern and learning the words each night. This should only take a few minutes. It has taken us two weeks to start our routine in the classroom. Students are using a separate Google Classroom for word study called Words with Friends. The routine includes sorting words, speed sorting words with a timer, and quizzing each other during Buddy Study. Each week students will be tested over ten of the words they have practiced.
Writing
In writing we have been focusing on personal narratives and writing about our own experiences. The focus is on a moment within their day, not the entire day. Writing is another activity your child can engage in over break.
Happy Thanksgiving!
When we get back from break we will begin Map testing. If your child is looking for something to do over break Khan Academy Mappers is available as well as IXL Math and Language Arts. I will also add a few reading comprehension assignments into Google Classroom.
Math
In math we have started Chapter 6. Multiplication facts 6,7,8, and 9. Last year they should have focused on 0-5. Please have your child practice their facts each night.
Reading
These last two weeks we have started learning vocabulary words that your child will find in many of the books they read. We are using fabulous picture books to learn the vocabulary. So far we have read, Miss Nelson is Missing and The Spooky Tail of Prewitt Peacock.
By now you should have seen word study words come home. If you haven't seen the words then please ask your child about them. Your child should be sorting them by word pattern and learning the words each night. This should only take a few minutes. It has taken us two weeks to start our routine in the classroom. Students are using a separate Google Classroom for word study called Words with Friends. The routine includes sorting words, speed sorting words with a timer, and quizzing each other during Buddy Study. Each week students will be tested over ten of the words they have practiced.
Writing
In writing we have been focusing on personal narratives and writing about our own experiences. The focus is on a moment within their day, not the entire day. Writing is another activity your child can engage in over break.
Happy Thanksgiving!