October 15-19

A NEW FALL WEEK!

This week we will be busy building on another story as well as wading into identifying and counting money coin sums.  

Parents, make certain to allow your child to read his/her birthday narrative to you, sign the end, and send it back in.  We really enjoyed sharing these amazing memories with each other.  I am proud of their hard work in writing.  We will continue to write and expand our writing techniques as the year progresses.

READING:

Breman Town Musicians retold as a play by Carol Pugliano-Martin

Illustrated by Jon Goodell

Genre:  Fairy Tale

This is a fun tale about animals that have been discarded by their owners due to their ages.  They band together to find a new destiny.

Grammer:  Plural Noun Endings

Small Group:  Nonfiction Texts

PS:  Our Scholastic and Time Magazines have not arrived yet.  I will try to investigate why this has been delayed.  Mrs. Sheppard checked and said the money has been taken, but our order has not arrived yet.  Thank you for your patience.  Mrs. Hill and I are eager to use these nonfiction texts.  I'll try to keep you informed.

MATH:

We just completed our quarterly math assessment.  It should be coming home for you and your child to review. 

At this point we will move on into money this week.  It is more of an introduction to the various coins we use in the U.S.A. and how we count these coins.  Please allow your child to practice counting up various combinations of coins this week at home.  The more he/she practices, the more familiar and comfortable they will become as we dig deep into discovering money concepts!

ALSO, Please practice simple addition math facts at home with your child, especially if they are still depending heavily on his/her fingers to count.  

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SPELLING:

We will be moving onto two new sorts.  These will be the last sorts for the specific phonetic study.  Next week we will take a week (or two) to focus on our second grade high frequency words.  After, we will return to a new sort and a new phonetic norm.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  We have just completed a study about communities.  REMEMBER:  MAPS ARE DUE MONDAY OCTOBER 15th!

SCIENCE:  Weather unit just ahead.  Our in-house field trip will be October 26th in the afternoon!  This field trip will revolve around weather.