January 12, 2015

Lessons covered: Week of Jan. 5, 2015

Language Arts

Aunt Fox & the Fried Fish by Rafael Otamors

Hungry Spider Tale from Africa

The Giant of Barletta by Tomic DePaola

Fantastic Flying Journey by Gerald Durall

Genre: Folktale, fantasy, Fiction

Strategy: Noting Details, summary

Conventions: Singular Possessive Nouns

Writing: Informative, Non Fiction Features

Cursive: b

Math

Topic 6-Multiplication Facts: Use Known Facts

T6-1 Distributive Property

T6-2 3 As a Factor

T6-4 6 As a Factor

Science and Social Studies

Electricity, Weather: Clouds

Reminder:

-Collaboration Days, Wed., Jan. 28.School dismisses at 2:00 p.m

~Progress Reports were sent home today to every family. Please sign and return bottom portion. Call or drop by if I can answer any questions for you.

~No School Monday, Jan. 19, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

~Poem and Pizza Valentine Party, Friday, February 13. More information to follow.

-Continue to master multiplication facts 2, 3, 4, 5.6, 7, 8,9, 10 gives great ideas for helping your child master multiplication facts. Other highly recommended websites for reviewing math facts, rounding, place value, money, skip counting: , ,

~ is a great reading comprehension website. It models after the AR tests. This will be a good check to see if your child is ready to take the AR test on the book they are reading. After you register, click kids zone, click quizomatic, type in book title, take the test, print and turn in the test to me.(These tests will not replace the AR tests)

January 12, 2015

Lessons covered: Week of Jan. 5, 2015

Language Arts

Aunt Fox & the Fried Fish by Rafael Otamors

Hungry Spider Tale from Africa

The Giant of Barletta by Tomic DePaola

Fantastic Flying Journey by Gerald Durall

Genre: Folktale, fantasy, Fiction

Strategy: Noting Details, summary

Conventions: Singular Possessive Nouns

Writing: Informative, Non Fiction Features

Cursive: b

Math

Topic 6-Multiplication Facts: Use Known Facts

T6-1 Distributive Property

T6-2 3 As a Factor

T6-4 6 As a Factor

Science and Social Studies

Electricity, Weather: Clouds

Reminder:

-Collaboration Days, Wed., Jan. 28.School dismisses at 2:00 p.m

~Progress Reports were sent home today to every family. Please sign and return bottom portion. Call or drop by if I can answer any questions for you.

~No School Monday, Jan. 19, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

~Poem and Pizza Valentine Party, Friday, February 13. More information to follow.

-Continue to master multiplication facts 2, 3, 4, 5.6, 7, 8,9, 10 gives great ideas for helping your child master multiplication facts. Other highly recommended websites for reviewing math facts, rounding, place value, money, skip counting: , ,

~ is a great reading comprehension website. It models after the AR tests. This will be a good check to see if your child is ready to take the AR test on the book they are reading. After you register, click kids zone, click quizomatic, type in book title, take the test, print and turn in the test to me.(These tests will not replace the AR tests)