Hello Families!
I hope you are all staying warm on this snowy Sunday 🙂
We have completed our NWEA testing for winter. All students did great and I know that we will all continue to work hard so that we meet our NWEA goals in the spring. If you have any questions about what you can do at home to help your child, I am always available. It is definitely important that your child reads from his/her book bag each night. They must also complete the activity in their math bag and do the writing assignment for that evening. All assignments are short and reinforce what we are learning about in class. Here are our plans for the week:

Spelling

Words

1. clap

2. clock

3. close

4. click

5. clam

6. clown

7. any

8. put

9. take

10. every

Reading: We are looking at and reading nonfiction (informational) books. These are typically more challenging for children because of the content and higher vocabulary. We are learning to look at the text features such as the photos, captions, glossaries, bold words, indexes and tables of contents. These features will help them read and understand the information about the topic. This week we will learn how to identify the main topic of a nonfiction book and answer questions about the book using key details.

Writing: We are publishing our opinion writing about a pet that we wish to have. Please look in the hallway later this week to see their published opinion writing. We will then begin our “How to” informational writing where they will write the steps necessary to complete a task or activity.

Math: We continue to learn about place value. We are learning that a two digit number has an amount of tens and ones. We are drawing that number using base ten blocks and cubes. We are also learning that a number has a different value depending on where it is in the number. For instance, in the number 67, the 6 actually has a value of 60 and the 7 has a value of 7. We will extend this learning with three digit numbers.

Science: This week we are learning that the sun is a star. It provides the earth with warmth, energy, and light. Students will be able to identify the three types of living things (humans, plants, and animals) that rely on the sun. Additionally, they will illustrate what might happen or what the world would look like without the sun.

Social Studies: We are continuing our unit on economics. This week, we’ll review goods and services, providing examples of each. Goods are items that people buy and services are things that people do for us.

Have a relaxing Sunday!