Dear Parents,

Wow! What a fabulous first few days of school we had last week! The kids are well aquatinted with one another and we learned lots about our class routines and procedures. This week it is time to get down to business! J

You will receive a newsletter in this format each Monday. Newsletters show our weekly skills and test days for the week. On the back of the letter I have a homework calendar. We will begin homework tonight! Homework will be sent home on Monday and will be due Friday morning. I typically give homework 3 nights a week; Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Please sign this newsletter each Monday night and return to school with your child’s completed homework on Friday. Just a reminder, weekly spelling and vocabulary words are listed by story title in your orange take home folder.

The kids are doing great with Class Dojo! If you have not yet signed up, please do so as soon as possible so that we can be on the same page with the behaviors that I am seeing in the classroom each day.

I truly could not be more excited about learning with your children this year! We have an awesome class!

Weekly Skills

Reading:

Story Selection – The Day Charlie McButton Lost Power (Comprehension & Vocabulary Test Friday)

Focus Skill – Character, Setting, Theme

Homonyms

Math: Adding and Subtracting 2 and 3 digit numbers (Test Friday

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Grammar: Sentences vs. Fragments

Writing: Opinion Essays

Spelling: - VC/CV words (Test Friday)

Social Studies: Maps and Globes

Classroom Needs

Candy for the class treat Jar

Important Dates

September 7- Labor Day Holiday

Parent Signature:

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HOMEWORK SCHEDULE

**Homework serves as a study guide for weekly tests. Please review all homework with your child to help prepare for skill assessments. **

Date / Assignment
Monday 8/8 / Parent Signature on weekly newsletter
Reading Comprehension Passage, Ways Dogs Talk
Math Page P3 and P4 (Purple Go Math Workbook)
Tuesday
8/9 / Reading Comprehension Passage, No Camp for Me!
Math Pages 12 and 18 (These are in homework packet sent home on Monday.)
Wednesday 8/10 / Review Spelling and Vocabulary Words (No written work needs to be turned in for this.)
Thursday
8/11 / Reading Comprehension Passage, Puffins and Penguins
Math Page P15 (Purple Go Math Workbook)