Classroom News for the Week of October 24, 2016

This week in reading we will continue to focus on our story, Henry and Mudge. This story highlights character and setting. Characters are the people or animals in the story. Authors describe characters’ traits. The setting is the place and time of a story. A story can have more than one setting. We will be having our reading assessments on Thursday, October 27^th.

Grammar – This week in grammar we will be identifying the predicate of a sentence. The predicate of a sentence tells what someone or something does. Our grammar assessment will take place on Wednesday, October 26^th.

            Example: Henry’s mother made a campfire.   

            Made a campfire would be the predicate because it told me what Henry’s mother did.

Phonics & Spelling – We will be working with words that contain consonant blends. Consonant blends can come at the beginning of a word, at the end of a word, or in the middle of a word.

            Examples: pumpkin, scrub, black, and splendid

Our spelling assessment will take place on Wednesday, October 26^th and our phonics assessment will take place on Thursday, October 27^th.

Science – We will start a new topic this week in science. We will be learning about the weather. This week we will be taking a closer look at the water cycle and how it works.

Math – Please continue to practice the flashcards that were sent home in the past. These cards are +1, +2, and +3. The students need more practice with these facts, so I will not be sending new flashcards home this week. We will have an assessment on +2 and +3 facts on Thursday. Please continue to practice these flashcards in order to increase fluency.

We will be working on the following in math class this week:

1.     Monday - Making 10 to subtract

2.     Tuesday - Solving two-question problems

3.     Wednesday – Review for topic 3 assessment

4.     Thursday – Math assessment on topic 3 and a fact assessment on adding +2’s and +3’s

Reminders for the upcoming week:

1.   Please complete the PP&L information and send back to school ASAP.

2.     PTO Party money is due ASAP.

3.     If interested in helping with our Halloween party on Friday, October 28^th, please contact me ASAP. If you are coming in to help, the doors will open at 1:30 p.m. Please bring your identification with you.

4.     If you are interested in sending in treats for our party, please write your child’s name on the front. Due to allergies in our classroom, please do not send any treats in that contain raspberries or Laffy Taffy. Thank you in advance!

5.     If your child is dressing up for the Halloween parade, please send their costume to school in a bag. Please do not send your child to school in their costume. Also, no clown costumes are permitted.

6.     Our Halloween parade will take place at the stadium. It will start at 2:00 p.m. Our party will follow immediately after the parade.

I hope everyone has a wonderful week. Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me via email, jwiscount@northschuylkill.net, note, or by calling 570-874-0466 ext. 3209.

Homework for the week of October 24, 2016

Monday (Day 7 – Library)

Math – Practice flashcards and leveled homework

Reading – Read: Henry and Mudge and review vocabulary

Tuesday (Day 8 – Art)

Math – Practice flashcards and leveled homework

Reading – Read: Henry and Mudge and review vocabulary

Spelling – Study words. Test tomorrow.

Wednesday (Day 9 – Gym)

Math – Leveled HW and practice math flashcards.

Reading – Review vocabulary. Test tomorrow.

Thursday (Day 10 - Music)

Math – Leveled HW and practice math flashcards.

Phonics – Leveled reader. Please have your child read 3 times and sign.

Friday (Day 1 – Computers)

No homework! Have a great weekend. Go Spartans!!