We hope that you are off to a great start to the month of September. Listed below are some updates and curriculum information.
Read-A-Thon, our school fundraiser, has begun. Check your child's daily communication folder for information.
September 1st--Interims are sent home for track 3
September 4th--No school/holiday
September 5th--Read-A-Thon Spirit week begins--Hat Day
September 6th--Read-A-Thon Spirit week continues--dress like a wild animal
September 7th--Read-A-Thon Spirit week continues--wear blue and green
September 7th--BYOD informational meeting for parents at 5:30 pm
September 8th--Read-A-Thon Spirit week continues--Pajama day
September 21st--Field day (tracks 3 and 4/rain date is 22nd)
September 29th--Early Release
Curriculum Information
Reading: In the next few weeks we finish up identifying the main idea and key details in informational texts and retelling of fiction texts. We are working on asking and answering questions, using a variety of strategies to decode words, and using the resources in the room or in a book to help us spell.
Writing: We will be introduced to onomatopoeia, ellipses, words in a story that are all caps and review transition words. We will use these strategies to spice up our writing. We will also be adding details to our personal narratives and begin writing an Ouch book as a class, where each student will write a story about a time they got hurt/needed a band aid.
Math--We will be continuing to work on strategies to add and subtract within 20 with a focus on missing addends and word problems. Students will be exposed to counting on, counting down, using counters, using ten frames, drawing a picture and a variety of other strategies.
Science--We will finish exploring the sun and begin exploring the moon. We will even use Oreo cookies to show the phases of the moon! Students will also explore the stars and asteroids in this celestial objects in the sky unit.
