Friday, October 2, 2009

October 2, 2009


READING
Next week we will be reading a fictional story about a boy named Henry who goes camping with his parents and his dog Mudge. Each one of them enjoys camping, but not for the same reasons.
We will be working on the comprehension strategies compare and contrast.
Our vocabulary words are backpack, campfire, hike, lanterns, camping and tent.
In phonics we will be focusing on the long vowel sounds of a, o and u., and the sounds for g.
In grammar we will be reviewing telling sentences and asking questions.



MATH
In math we will be finishing our chapter on Place Value. We will have a chapter test on Monday. Our next chapter is on number concepts and patterns. We will be learning about ordinal numbers, greater than, less than, odd and even numbers and skip counting. Please remember to practice flash cards daily.



Science
We learning about living things and non-living things. We are finding out living things and their needs in order to survive. We have started vocabulary cards which will come home for the children to study for their test next week.



Student of the Week
Danny is the Student of the Week! He likes to jump off the high diving board. His favorite animal is a cat and his favorite color is red. When Danny grows up he wants to be a Police Officer.



October 3rd – Peter



Thank you to the PTO for the Kids on the Block Assembly. We learned about children with differences and bullies. If we see a bully we learned to act brave, ignore, stand up for yourself, tell an adult, be a buddy and don't bully back.


ANNOUNCEMENTS

Oct. 16th – Gym Night
Oct. 12th – Columbus Day – No school
Oct. 22nd – Early Dismissal Day
Oct. 23rd– Halloween Fun Fest
Oct. 29th– Halloween Parade and Party