Reminders:
- Monday is a school holiday! Enjoy the long weekend.
- Money and forms for the Montgomery Zoo field trip are due on Friday. This trip is September 28th.We will be leaving at 7:15 am to go to the zoo, and will be back in Eufaula by 4:30/5 pm at the latest. There is a lot to see at the zoo, and I want us to have time to see everything that we can. We will spend a lot of time studying animals in science, and the zoo is a great learning opportunity for students.
- If you are purchasing a homecoming t-shirt, please send in your form and money by Friday.
- Please continue to sell Charleston Wrap items. Please do not turn in your order forms until September 11th.
- Order forms for a class t-shirt to wear on casual field trips were sent home on Friday. The shirts are $8. Please send a check and your order form by September 7th. If students do not purchase a class t-shirt, they will have to wear their uniform on all field trips.
What We Are Learning:
- Reading:
- Spelling:
- /j/ and /s/ Sound Words with Different Shades of Meaning
- Writing:
- Grammar:
- Complete and Simple Subjects and Predicates
- Science:
- Math:
- Multiplying by 5 and 10
- Saxon Lessons 16-19
- Writing the date using digits
- Dividing a square into 2, 4, and 8 equal parts
- Identifying and shading halves, fourths, and eighths
- Reading a thermometer to the nearest 10 degrees
- Rounding a number to the nearest 10
- Addition Facts:
Important Dates:
- Monday, September 3rd- School Holiday (Labor Day)
- Friday, September 7th- Reading & Spelling Tests; Field Trip Forms Due; T-shirt Forms Due
- Monday, September 10th- Saxon Math Tests 3; Multiplying by 5 and 10 Test
- Tuesday, September 11th- Charleston Wrap Due
Reminders:
- Please sign students' reading logs over the weekend. I check these on Monday mornings. For students to receive credit, they must have 60 minutes of reading for the week and the parent initials.
- Students will be receiving Charleston Wrap Fundraising packets soon. These are due September 11th.
- I passed out the first science study guide last week. We have our first science test on Wednesday. The study guide should be in your child's binder. Please let me know if they have misplaced it.
What We Are Learning:
- Reading:
- Grammar:
- Writing:
- Spelling:
- Long E and Long U; Synonyms and Antonyms
- Math:
- Saxon Lessons 12-15
- 0-2 Multiplication Facts
- Dividing Squares into Two and Four Equal Parts
- Identifying Congruent Shapes
- Counting Dimes and Nickels
- Comparing the Values of Sets of Coins
- Adding 10 to a Two-Digit Number and Subtracting 10 From a Two-Digit Number Using Mental Computation
- Identifying the Relative Value of Pattern Blocks
- Science:
Important Dates:
- Wednesday, August 29th- Science Test
- Thursday, August 30th- Saxon Math Tests; 0-2 Multiplication Fact Test
- Friday, August 31st- Reading and Spelling Tests
Announcements:
- Please remember to sign your child's reading log each night. I check these on Monday mornings.
- We STAR tested on Thursday. Your child has received their new AR range and goal. Let's work hard to meet our goals. Students will receive a bonus 100 in Reading for meeting both their point and percentage goal. Please make sure your child brings an AR book to school with them each day.
- Spelling and Vocabulary words are in your child's binder. These are sent home on Fridays.
What We Are Learning:
- Reading:
- English:
- Writing:
- Science:
- Science Skills and the Scientific Method
- Math:
- Saxon Lessons 8-11
- 0-2 Multiplication Facts
- Ordering 2 Digit Numbers
- Identifying Odd and Even
- Subtracting 0 and 1; Differences of 0 and 1
- Identifying the Relative Value of Pattern Blocks
- Identifying, Acting Out, Drawing Pictures, and Writing Number Sentences for "Some, Some More" and "Some, Some Went Away" Story Problems
Important Dates:
- Thursday, August 23rd- Saxon Math Test 1; Fact Test 1 (Addition Facts)
- Friday, August 24th- Reading/Vocabulary Test; Spelling Test
- The Reading Test has many different parts: Phonics, Vocabulary, Grammar, Word Analysis, and Vocabulary. Different Sections of this test will count as Reading, Grammar, and Spelling grades.
Reminders:
- We have had a wonderful first day of school today! We have started our Saxon Math lessons, worked on team work skills in Science, and have learned a lot of new information about each other. I'm so excited for the rest of the year!
- Handbooks have gone home. Please review these and return the forms from the back of the book to the school by the end of next week (August 17th).
- If you have not paid the $40 supply fee and the $40 class dues, please send them to school with your child as soon as possible.
What We Are Learning:
- Reading and Language Arts:
- Getting Started in Open Court
- Students will not be tested on this week's reading selection. We will do some diagnostic testing this week to see where we are as a class. The new Open Court program includes 5 days to introduce students to the program before the actual lessons begin.
- Math:
- Saxon Lessons 3-7
- Identifying Digits and Writing Two-Digit Numbers
- Telling and Showing Time to the Half Hour
- Identifying Sums, Addends, and the Commutative Property
- Adding 0, 1, and Doubles Facts
- Estimating Length to the Nearest Inch
- Identifying Properties of a Rectangle
- Concepts of Multiplication (Repeated Addition, Equal Groups)
- Spelling:
- No Spelling Test this week.
- We will be reviewing spelling patterns learned last year this week.
- Science:
- Scientists and the Scientific Method
