Language Arts- We are discussing nouns, verbs, and adjectives. We are also working on informational writing this quarter. We wrote about bats and spiders during this time. We are working on having a topic sentence, facts and a closing sentence. We are also discussing capitalization and punctuation being in each sentence. We are also working in partner groups to focus on these concepts.
We are working on ending digraph-ck this week. We are working on writing narratives during Daily 5 for review and to keep working on this type of writing. The children are working hard on Daily 5 and in reading groups with me.
Math- We are working on fact families. We will be discussing doubles and missing addends (addition) during this time. We are working hard on problem solving skills with word problems (both addition and subtraction) in our math journals.
Science/Social Studies- We are discussing Ben Franklin during this time. We are discussing the important things he did and the importance to our country. We will be discussing sound this quarter along with signs of Fall during this time and during Science Lab.
Important Information to Know:
Patti
Agatston will be here again to share information on cyber bullying, phone and
internet safety and tips for parents when it comes to staying vigilant with
your kids and phones and the internet. She will be at Addison on two different
dates and times so that more of our parents and staff can come. First, she will
be here on Monday, November 12th at 8:15 AM, and then again on November 27th at
6:00 PM. These informational meetings are meant for adults only. She was here
last year and our parents raved about it and the information they received was
invaluable. Add this to your BLOG please and consider coming if you have
children who already have cell phones or will in the near future!
Homework Ideas:
- Practice writing narrative stories (topic sentence, using transition words, ending or closure, capitalization and punctuation)
- Practice writing informational writing pieces
- Spelling high frequency or sight words and including them in writing pieces
- Practice fact families
- Word Problems to 20 (addition and subtraction)
