Mrs. Baudouin and Mrs. Ortego

Mrs. Baudouin and Mrs. Ortego

September 12-16, 2016

Mindy Baudouin – Heidi Ortego –

Math, Science, and Social Studies English Language Arts

Reminders:
Important Dates: Wednesday, September 14th – 3rd Grade FACT Night at 6:00 pm
Friday, September 16th – Early Dismissal at 12:35 pm
Tuesday, September 20th – Fall Pictures
Wednesday, September 21st – Progress Reports
Friday, September 23rd – HHS vs. DHS Day

• Students can wear blue jeans or blue jean shorts every Friday.

Math:
This week we will complete Module 1: Properties of Multiplication and Division and Solving Problems with Units of 2-5 and 10. We will cover Lessons 20&21 where the students will solve two-step word problems. There will be a Topic F quizcovering lessons 18, 20, & 21 on Tuesday. The Module 1 District Assessment will be on Thursday. Students will complete a review on Wednesday to help prepare for this assessment. There will bespiral review homework this week. This will be kept in your child’s math section of the binder.
*Students are required to know multiplication facts 0 through 10. They should be able to answer each fact within 3 to 5 seconds.
Social Studies/Science:
Today, we will complete our study of communities, maps, and natural resources by completing the test. On Tuesday, our first science unit begins with scientific inquiry and plants. This is covered in the science textbook in Chapter 1: Lessons 1, 3, and 5 and Chapter 6: Lesson 2. There will be a quiz next Tuesday, September 20th on scientific inquiry. The students will receive a study guide on Tuesday to guide their studying. This is located in the science section of their binder. The students will complete spiral review for homework this week.
Reading:
This week we will continue our Launching unit. In this unit, the students will get exposure to various types of texts (fiction, nonfiction, and poetry). Throughout this unit, the students will also be reflecting on themselves as readers and learning strategies (making connections, using context clues, determining importance, etc.) to help them better comprehend what they read. A new vocabulary list for the week was sent home today. The students should study the words on the list and be prepared for a quiz on Friday. On the quiz, the students will be given sentences in which they have to choose the correct vocabulary word to place in the blank and complete the sentence.
Writing/Language:
This week in writing we will continue our unit on How Writers Work. Throughout this unit, the students will be introduced to several texts and discuss how the authors of the text work through their writing. The students will also reflect on themselves as writers and learn tips for improving their writings. The students received their first spelling list today. The students should make sure they can spell the words on the list and other words that follow the same spelling patterns. The students will take a spelling test on Thursday. The students will either receive an S or an N on the test which will be considered with their spelling within their writings to determining their final spelling grade for the nine weeks. The spelling within their writings will be weighed more heavily than their spelling tests.
Homework
Note: These assignments are subject to change. Please check your child’s planner each night for assignments.
Subject / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Reading / Study Vocabulary / Study Vocabulary / Study Vocabulary / Study Vocabulary / Vocabulary Quiz
Read for 20 minutes
Math / Spiral Review / Spiral Review
Topic F Quiz
Lessons 18, 20, 21 / Spiral Review / Spiral Review
Module 1: District Assessment / none
Spelling / Study / Study / Study / Spelling Test / none
Lang/Writing / DOL p. 5 Monday / DOL p. 5 Tuesday / DOL p. 6 Wednesday / DOL p.6 Thursday / none
Science / none / Spiral Review
Study / Spiral Review
Study / Spiral Review
Study / none