Important Dates:
Thursday - Open House (identical presentations at 6 and 6:30)
This Week's Objectives:
Reading:
Strategies: Compare and Contrast, Character Traits, Author's Purpose
Spelling: Short Vowels - homework this week! Sent home Monday, due by Friday. See the list to the right.
Other: AIMS web testing and finishing Benchmark Placement Testing
Writing:
We will begin Writer's Workshop with personal narratives. This week we will work on routines and procedures and will brainstorm ideas and start our graphic organizers.
Math:
We will continue number talks and problems solving with simple addition and subtraction. We will also begin our place value unit by talking about digits and how their place determines their value. We will work on skip counting and using a 100's chart.
Thursday - Open House (identical presentations at 6 and 6:30)
This Week's Objectives:
Reading:
Strategies: Compare and Contrast, Character Traits, Author's Purpose
Spelling: Short Vowels - homework this week! Sent home Monday, due by Friday. See the list to the right.
Other: AIMS web testing and finishing Benchmark Placement Testing
Writing:
We will begin Writer's Workshop with personal narratives. This week we will work on routines and procedures and will brainstorm ideas and start our graphic organizers.
Math:
We will continue number talks and problems solving with simple addition and subtraction. We will also begin our place value unit by talking about digits and how their place determines their value. We will work on skip counting and using a 100's chart.