Week of November 17- 21

Homework:

The Word Wall Words (reading words) for this week are: why, first, all, call, every, shall. These will be introduced on Tuesday and we will continue to review and do activities with them throughout the week. Please practice them at home each night and complete 3 or more word wall activities during the week. Students should be able to recognize and read the words by Friday.

The spelling patternfor the week is listed on the colored sheet. When studying the spelling pattern with your child, please focus on the sound we are working on or the rule, rather than just memorization. Spelling test date is Wednesday, November 26th. Your child will be tested on some of those words as well as similar words on the spelling test day.

Monday, 11/17- Practice new spelling sort; Start thinking about what tradition you would like to chose for our Traditions Celebration!

Tuesday, 11/18- Word Wall Practice;Start thinking about what tradition you would like to chose for our Traditions Celebration!

Wednesday, 11/19- Math Sheet; Start thinking about what tradition you would like to chose for our Traditions Celebration!

Thursday, 11/20- Re-read the story in your anthology Mr. C’s Dinner. Please complete the follow-up writing activity. Be sure to check that your sentences make sense, have capital letters, and have the correct punctuation.

*Be ready to hand in your blue paper with your tradition tomorrow!

Notes and Reminders:

  • Class trip to Cooper Mill-Thursday, November 20th. Dress warmly and please be at school by 8:20.
  • Our Thanksgiving Feast will be Tuesday, November 25th!
  • Please send in a paper towel roll with your child for our upcoming Dive Into Art project, if you haven’t already.
  • The Book fair will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week. We will visit the fair on Tuesday and make a wish list. On Wednesday, we will return and your child may purchase books.
  • November 18th Senior Visitation 9-11
  • November 18th Parent Visitation 1-3
  • November 19th Parent Visitation 9-11 and 1-3.
  • We will have a Traditions Celebration on Thursday, December 18th at 10:00. Parentsare invited to join us for this celebration. Please review information as it comes home.

Overview of the Week:

In Language Arts, we will read two stories. We will enjoy the stories- Pearl’s Prize Plant (a big book) and Mr. C’s Dinner (from the anthology) as well as leveled books. As we read these stories students will work on comprehension skills with an emphasis on: making predictions based on personal knowledge and details from a story and on making inferences. In terms of phonics, we will review the short /i/ sound and practice blending with different word families (graphemic bases) that have the short/i/ sound. We will learn how to read nouns with the possessive ending ‘s. We will also look at how to read and write words with the verb endings -s, -ing, -ed. Students will practice recognizing double final consonants and their sounds.

In writing, we are continuing to talk about small moment stories. We will be zooming in on a small moment. The students will be planning their stories by completing a graphic organizer that asks them to use their senses to describe their small moment. They will also work with partners to tell their stories across pages before they begin to write their first draft. We will review some of the mechanics of writing, writing complete sentences that begin with a capital letter and end with the correct punctuation.

In math, students will complete chapter 3. They willuse the strategies counton, doubles, doubles plus1, and doubles minus 1 to practice addition facts within 20. We will also solve addition problems with three addends.

In social studies, we will continue to prepare for our trip to the Cooper Mill on November 20th. We will read several stories about milling corn and wheat and how Native Americans and Pilgrims “processed” their corn by hand. We will also make comparisons for “Long Ago and Now”. This unit will also prepare the students for our Thanksgiving Feast. Our Thanksgiving Feast will be on Tuesday, November 25th.

Have a nice week!