Last week flew by and it feels great to be back in the swing of things. We will celebrate our veterans this week, with an assembly as well as having guest speakers in our classroom on Tuesday. This week we have parent teacher conferences, and we are looking forward to seeing you and talking about your wonderful children! Due to conferences, please remember that we will not have school on Friday, November 14th.
This week we will focus on....
F.A.S.T (Phonics)- We will begin concept 10, which covers the Long E sound. We will discuss that the long e sound can be made using ee, ea, y, e, and e_e. Students will learn that in one syllable words, ee and ea are the best, and in multisyllable words, e, ee, ea, e_e, and y are the best. Students should study Spelling list 10 throughout the week.
Math: In 2nd grade math, we will continue our work in Unit 4, which focuses on addition strategies, diagrams, temperature, and number stories. Homework will be assigned Monday-Thursday. 3rd grade math will continue in Unit 4 as well, focusing on multiplication and division. ** Please continue to test your children for 2 minutes and 15 seconds on their STANDOUT math facts each night.**
Reading:
In class, we will continue reading nonfiction books, discussing our background knowledge on different topics, and reading to find new information. Our goal is to help students understand what "background knowledge" is, and how it helps us understand the text better. We are also working on gaining new knowledge to "file" in our brains.
For homework, we are working on different story elements as well as retells.
Wordly Wise: We will continue studying and working in Lesson 5 this week with a test on Thursday. Words for this week are: absorb, anchor, brush, bud, center, core, factory, hive, sapling, and trunk. Check out http://wordlywise3000.com/ for additional support.
Writing: This week, we will be diving into expository(explanatory) writing. Students will be writing about their favorite time of the year, and explaining why it is their favorite.
Social Studies: We will continue our unit on how communities change.
FOSS: FOSS teachers will continue teaching the current units in FOSS, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:45-3:25.
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