Dear Parents,
Time sure is passing quickly! This week we have a half day on Friday, January 29th. School dismissal time is 11:45 that day.
This week:
Spelling: scroll, throw, shrank, spring, sprain, scream, thread, shrimp, sprint, throat. (These words can be the challenge for 2nd grade if they want to try them).
2nd grade: grow, low, toe, goes, soap, crow, mow, doe, foam, toast
REading/Daily 5/:
This week we will learn more about making inferences. Inferencing is when readers use their background knowledge and the pictures, diagrams, to help them to comprehend the text. We will then use our inferences to talk about the author’s point of view.
Writer’s Workshop: We are finishing up our Realistic Fiction stories. These types of stories have characters that behave like real people, settings that could be real places, problems and solutions that could be believable to happen in real life, and a theme or lesson to be learned from the story.
Social STudies: Continuation about core democratic values and the government of Michigan.
Science: We will begin our unit on plants and other living things.
Math: 3rd grade continues to practice multiplication and division while 2nd grade works on polygons, quadrangles, and other geometric ideas.
In addition to the Home Links, I will be sending home a math fluency paper as well. Both grades should practice these facts and try to get faster and faster at recalling them.
Moby max is a great site to practice fluency of math facts and other math practice. Your child knows how to get on and gives them extra practice when they practice at home:)
Snacks: Fruits, vegetables, cheese or yogurt are recommended. Please no chips, cookies, or treats for a snack. Thank you!
I always love talking with parents but I please ask that you contact me before or after school. Calls during the day interrupt the flow of teaching and learning. Thank you for understanding:)
As always, feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Thank you and have a great week!
Sincerely,
Gina Parana