READING
Our next story is called Officer Buckle and Gloria. It is a humorous fictional story about a policemen who loves to give safety tips to school children, but nobody every listens – until he brings a dog named Gloria.
In phonics we will be focusing on the the vowel pairs ow and oa, r-controlled vowels or and ar, and the endings -tion and -ture.
Vocabulary words are accident, audience, officer, attention, commands, and safety.
Comprehension strategies are drawing conclusions and monitor/clarify.
In grammar we will be working on nouns and pronouns .
MATH
In math we worked on recording data on tally graphs, bar graphs and pictographs. Next week we will be interpreting data to find the range and mode for given numbers. We will follow directions to locate points on a grid. On Friday we will be having our chapter test. Our next chapter is on probability.
Jan. 16 – Megan
Science
We learned how the Earth changes and how landforms are made. Next week we will learn about sand, soil, rocks and how fossils are made.
Handwriting
Next week we will be working on the letters w, e and l. I am sending home homework to practice these letters.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jan. 19 – Martin Luther King's Birthday – No School
Jan. 20 – Roller Skating starts – don't forget your helmet
Jan. 23 – Ronald McDonald Assembly
Jan. 30 – Movie Night
Feb. 16 – President's Day – No school
