READING
Next week we begin the theme Silly Stories. Our story is Dragon Gets By by Dave Pilkey. We'll read what happens when a dragon who has no food in his cupboard goes shopping and buys more food than he can fit in his car! We will talk about food groups and what makes a balanced diet. The comprehension strategies will be summarizing, cause and effect, and problem solving.
In spelling, we will be focusing on the short vowel sounds of a and i. The children will have a pre-test of the week's spelling words on Monday. The words that they are responsible for learning will come home highlighted on their spelling list. They are to study those highlighted words and they will be tested on them on Friday. A blue spelling homework sheet will be sent home on Monday. The spelling homework is due on Friday.
MATH
In math we are going to start out the year with reviewing various addition strategies such as showing different facts for the same sums, identifying and using order property to review facts to 12 and counting on. They should be practicing the math facts each night.
Thank you to all who volunteered to help in the classroom. I will contact you when you are needed to help. There will be more sign-up sheets at Curriculum Night.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Our school year is off to a good start. The children seem excited to be here and are ready to learn.
Our library days are Tuesdays and Fridays.
Curriculum Night is on September 8th.
Scholastic Book Orders are due Sept. 2nd.
Fall Book Fair and Ice Cream Social is on Sept. 15th
Early Dismissal Day is on Sept. 30th
