Week of September 23, 2024

Here is a snapshot of our week ahead:

Math:

This week in math we are going to finish our review of math concepts. We’ve covered a lot so far! This week we are going to be reviewing 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional shapes as well as how to read different kinds of graphs and data charts. At the end of the week we will take our beginning of year math assessment.

We will have math homework each night.

Language Arts:

In Language Arts this week, we are going to do some more work with reading nonfiction, or informative texts. We are going to keep reading about animals. We will go over how to compare and contrast different texts and how to find main idea and details in a text.

We are on week 3 for our spelling words. Students will be sent home with a spelling list each Monday. I will post the spelling list to our web page as well. We will take our spelling test on Friday. Students will have some time at school to practice words, but they are encouraged to practice a few words each night at home as well in order to learn them all!

Science:

Our first unit in Science is all about force and motion. Students will be learning about what it takes for an object to move and how objects can move differently.

Social Studies:

We will continue to learn about communities in our first Social Studies chapter. We will learn about rural, suburban and urban communities and how communities change over time.

Upcoming School Events:

We have Fitness every Monday and Wednesday. Please be sure to send students to school with tennis shoes so they can participate!

Friday, Sept. 27 – MN Sports Day (free dress day)

              Students are encouraged to wear gear or colors to represent their favorite MN sports teams

Thursday, Oct. 3 – Picture Day (free dress day)

Happy 3rd week of school!

Here is a snapshot of our week ahead:

Math:

This week in math we are going to continue to review concepts in order to get our whole class on the same page before we begin our math curriculum. We will be focusing coins and their values, telling time to the nearest quarter hour, and addition & subtraction strategies.

We will have math homework each night.

Language Arts:

In Language Arts this week, we are going to do some more work with reading nonfiction, or informative texts. We are going to use what we’ve learned so far to help us as we read about animal adaptations. We will continue to work on responding to writing prompts after reading some articles this week.

We are on week 2 in spelling. Students will be sent home with a spelling list each Monday. I will post the spelling list to our web page as well. We will take our spelling test on Friday. Students will have some time at school to practice words, but they are encouraged to practice a few words each night at home as well in order to learn them all!

Science:

We will continue to learn more about force and motion this week. Students will be learning about what it takes for an object to move and how objects can move differently. I am hoping we are able to wrap up our first lesson so students can take a quiz on it a little later this week!

Social Studies:

We are continuing to learn about communities in our first Social Studies chapter. We’ll also start to learn about how to read a map and how to use directions like North, South, East and West.

Upcoming School Events:

We have Fitness every Monday and Wednesday. Students are expected to wear gym shoes on these days in order to participate.

Each afternoon we have snack. Students are encouraged to bring a healthy snack from home if they would like (no chips, cookies, juice, etc.)

Friday, Sept. 20 - Grandparent Breakfast RSVP forms due