Week 8

Oct. 13 - 17

Grade cards and some information on testing went home last Thursday. If you have any questions or concerns please contact me. I would be happy to answer any questions or help in anyway I am able to. Remember slow and steady practice wins the race. Keep up the good work. Read with your child, make sure they are writing about their reading, practice money, have your child correct the math errors they make on their work, and finally be sure to ask your child what they have learned. DON'T ACCEPT the nothing response. Every parent gets those.

Book Fair is this week.

I am so very blessed to have such a wonderful class.

This Week:

Reading
Questioning as we read

Nonfiction text features

Understanding hoe to use the the text features to learn from is important-the purpose.

Author's purpose
Narrative and Expository text

Silent e

Math 
Last week the students learned addition strategies to add 2-digit number to 2-digit number without regrouping. (Regrouping will come later and it is a very hard concept.)

This week will do the same with subtraction.

I will teach different strategies, but remember the best strategy is the one your child understands. ;)

Science
movement

Social Studies
identify the characteristics of communities (urban, suburban, rural) and how people have modified them.
We will watch this Friday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuF2o7SaRWU&list=PL6ifhzz50UNJlNXx9KfUEwQT2MWtR5Xih

Spelling Words
grace
late
chose
frame
choke
flute
state
nose
lime
stripe
tonight
spring
away
air
spell