NWEA testing for our class is this Wednesday & Thursday morning.

1/2 Day this Friday. Dismissal is at 11:45. No lunch will be served at school.

Spelling words this week focus on “oo” and “ou” making the same sound but being spelled differently. shook, soot, crook, should, could. The Dolch words: too, good, would, went, over

Our reading strategy this week is reading 2 versions of the same story (I’ll be reading The Boy Who Cried Wolf) and comparing how they are alike and different.

Our writing this week continues opinion writing. I’ll again, weave in social studies and ask the students their opinion about the community buying a new police car or park equipment. They are learning to come up with good reasons for and against each choice. Then chose one to write their opinion on.

Math this week continues with adding and subtracting 2 digit numbers. Today they were part of story (word) problems. We’ll be getting into the traditional “up and down” method later this week. I know the math homework is getting harder. I’ve told the students to only do as much as they can understand and figure out. No tears, no getting upset. That’s not the feelings or emotions we want them to remember about math. If it’s not done, that’s fine with me. These are new skills and this program is based on them having learned some of these basics in Kindergarten and First grade. We all know they didn’t so I’m breaking it down into easier parts.

Social studies will focus this week on how our local government is organized. We’ll be learning about who the Mayor (enforces laws), City Council (makes laws)  members, and Judges (interprets laws) are. These 3 make up the 3 branches of government.

In science we’re learning about the water cycle by reading and drawing.

Enjoy your week!