Classroom News for the Week of October 3, 2016

I hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend. They always seem to go so fast. This will be a great week for the students. We have our field trip on Thursday, October 6^th. The students will be going to Lake Tobias. The rain date will be on Friday, October 7^th. The children are super excited about their trip!

This week in reading we will continue reading our story, Exploring Space. This story will focus on main idea and details. Main idea is the most important idea about the topic. Small pieces of information that tell about the main idea are called details. Good readers look for the main ideas to help them understand the story. We will have our reading assessments on Friday.

Grammar – This week in grammar we will be identifying the subject of a sentence. The subject of a sentence tells who or what does something. Our grammar assessment will take place on Wednesday, October 5^th.

            Example: The girl will be an astronaut.

                        The girl is the subject because it tells who.

Phonics & Spelling – We will be focusing on reading CVe words. These are words that contain the sneaky e at the end. Examples of sneaky e words would be: face, age, Pete, dime, etc. We will have our phonics and spelling assessments on Wednesday.

Science – We will read and discuss the solar system. Flashcards will be coming home this evening for science. We will be having an assessment next week. Please see next week’s newsletter for more information.

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 +1, +2, and +3 facts on Friday. Please continue to practice these flashcards in order to increase fluency.

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

1.     Adding in any order

2.     Adding three digit numbers

3.     Making ten to add

4.     Drawing a picture and writing number sentences

Reminders for the upcoming week:

1.     If interested in being a guest reader in our classroom, please contact me ASAP.

2.     Please send home a little sweater/jacket for your child to keep in their cubbie. Our classroom can be a bit cool at time.

3.     Please encourage your child to participate in Spirit Week. This is a great way to show school pride.

4.     There will be no school on Monday, October 10^th and there will be a Data Delay on Wednesday, October 12^th.

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 3, 2016

Monday (Day 4 – Gym)

Math – Please practice flashcards and leveled homework

Reading – Please read Exploring Space

Phonics – Read decodable reader 3x’s and sign (We Can Dot A Lot)

Tuesday (Day 5 – Music)

Math – Please practice flashcards and leveled HW

Spelling – Practice spelling words. Test tomorrow

Wednesday (Day 6 – Computers)

Math – Please practice flashcards

Reading – Review high-frequency words and main idea worksheet

Please send in your child’s lunch if they are a packer for the field trip. Also, please send in a sweater and wear comfortable shoes.

Thursday (Field Trip)

Math – Please practice math flashcards. Test tomorrow

Reading – Please practice vocabulary. Test tomorrow

Friday (Day 8 – Art)

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