Below is a list of skills
introduced/practiced this week:
Math
-Introduced two-digit
numbers and used base-10 blocks to help add two digit numbers together
-Introduced >,<, = and practiced
using these symbols to compare numbers
-Practiced solving and writing
number stories
-Practiced identifying key words in
number stories that help one know if it is an addition or subtraction problem
-Practiced solving "How many more?
How much less?" number stories
Things to work on at
home:
-Counting by 2's, 5's,
10's from 100+
-Simple addition and
subtraction facts
-Telling time to the hour,
half-hour, quarter-to, quarter-past
-Counting combinations
of pennies, nickels, and dimes
-Using the <, >, = symbols
-Identifying key words in number
stories and practice different methods for solving them (Ex. counting up/back,
drawing a picture, etc)
Phonics
-Introduced the /ie/ sound
as in "tie" and the red words: should, would, could
-Read fluency drills to
increase speed and accuracy when reading letter names/sounds/words
-Completed crossword puzzles and
dot and jot activities to practice reading and spelling words with these sounds
Things to work on at
home:
-Review current and
past spelling words
-Read as much as
possible to increase word recognition and fluency
Reading/Language Arts
-Practiced identifying the
characters and setting in a story
-Read Gram and Me
-Completed the Unit 3.5 Language
Arts test
-Please be sure to review
mistakes made on these unit tests each week. These are skills that need to be
mastered.
Things to work on at
home:
-READ AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE and review weekly ELA tests!
Grammar/Writing
-Introduced contractions
that end in "not"
-Practiced writing
contractions with n't
-Reviewed proper nouns and
correct capitalization of proper nouns
-Continued to review
sentence structure (using capital letters and appropriate ending marks)
-We are working on applying our
knowledge of sentence structure to our everyday writing through editing and
self-correction
-Completed our Star
Student Biography
Things to continue to
review at home:
-Identifying nouns,
verbs, and adjectives in a sentence
-Reading/writing words
with various inflectional endings (-s, -ed, -ing, etc.)
-Writing contractions
and identifying the words that make up a contraction
-Identifying singular, plural,
and proper nouns
-Use the editing
checklist to review and edit your child's writing
-Practice identifying
the different types of sentences and which ending mark goes with each kind of
sentence
Social Studies/Science
-Began our "Helping
Others" IB unit
-Listened to a speaker from the
Ronald McDonald House to help us understand the purpose of our fundraiser
-Began advertising for our
fundraiser
-Please review the announcements
page for information on the fundraisers next week
Centers
-Centers will now be graded on
accuracy, completeness, and neatness. Each center will receive a check plus,
check, or check minus as a grade. The overall grade will be calculated as
shown below. I have already shared this information with the children this
past week. When centers come home, please take time to review the activities
with your child. By reviewing incorrect responses, you will help your child
review the skills practiced each week as well as help stress the importance of
completing work correctly. Thanks for your help!
Incomplete Center: -5%
Check - (Minus) on a paper=
many incorrect answers, -4% for that center
Check on paper= a few
incorrect answers, -2%
Check + (Plus) on a paper=
All correct, -0%
So for example:
1. If a child has a check + on all
assignments and no incomplete/missing centers their overall score would be
100%.
2. If a child has one
incomplete/missing center (-5), one paper with a check (-2), one with a check
- (-4), and the rest are check +, their overal score would be 89%.
Spelling
-Spelling tests grades will now
incorporate handwriting! On the back, one point will be taken off for any
letters that are written incorrectly on the lines. Please help your child
practice their formation of letters and their placement on the lines.