Parents,
We had a
great first week! Our days were packed
with activities that allowed everyone to get to know each other. We also learned about procedures in the
classroom and in common areas of the school.
We talked a lot about staying on task and making good choices.
Grades are
new this year. We will begin taking
grades this week. Below is our week at a
glance along with some assignments students will receive a grade on.
Homework
will also be assigned this week.
Students will write down assignments in agendas.
Here’s our
week at a glance:
Reading:
Reading workshop- How to make good book selections, finding a good spot to read
and focusing on the book
Writing:
Writing workshop- We’ll organize our journal and do some writing with prompts,
students will also work on a piece of writing related to a book we’re reading
in class (for a grade)
Grammar: 4
types of sentences, subjects and predicates (grade on Friday)
Spelling and
Vocab: Words with prefixes- un, non, dis (grade on Friday…multiple choice and
fill in the blank)- words will be in agendas and red folders on Monday night
Math: Number
sense and place value…writing numbers in standard, word and expanded form,
comparing numbers, writing numbers in order from greatest to least and least to
greatest (grade on
Friday)
Science:
Water Cycle (grade on Monday, Aug. 14)
Upcoming
Dates:
Aug. 21-
Extended School Day (Eclipse) and Open House- 6-8 pm
Aug. 30- Early
Release
Sept. 4-
Labor Day- no school
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