Tuesday, November 9, 2010

ROCKET MATH


BRAVO to Jessica for being the first student in our class to pass the letter Z!
Congratulations to Marcus, Alyssa, Paige and Kayla for also completing Rocket Math!
WELL DONE! BE PROUD!
REMINDER:
The last day for Rocket Math addition is Wednesday, Nov. 24th.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

ACADEMICS (NOV. 8 - 12)

READING

We are continuing our story, Dream Wolf, this week. It is a Native American tale retold by Paul Goble. In the story, two Plains Indian children become lost, and take shelter in a wolf's cave. They place their trust in the friendly wolf, and are cared for and guided safely home by him. Upon their return, the wolf is honored by the Plains people for leading the children back home.

Skill include: cause and effect, compare and contrast, and using an encyclopedia. The story assessment will be on TUESDAY, NOV. 9th.
ENGLISH
Nouns are our new topic and we are currently learning about the different types of plural nouns. We'll then move on to common and proper nouns, and then possessive nouns; that's when things get a little tricky:).
MATH
We are wrapping up our place value chapter with a review on Monday, followed by the chapter test on Tuesday. Then, our chapter on addition will follow. We'll learn about the properties of addition and how addition and subtraction are related through fact families.
Be sure to keep working on your ROCKET MATH facts. Some of you are getting close to the top! Keep up the great work! Rocket Math for addition will be closing right before Thanksgiving vacation.
SOCIAL STUDIES
We will begin our study of communities; urban, suburban, and rural. We'll learn what makes up a community and how each type of community is special.