The week of September 12th through 16th, 2016

Here are list #2 words:  (Focusing on long e and short e)
wrench      hello     yellow     bread     kept     better      sentence     eggshell      medal     metal    remember     reading     peaches     peace     piece     east     west     many

Challenge words:  special      beanstalk

The test for Spelling list #2 will be on Thursday, September 22, 2016

Math:

CCSS: Focusing on Multiplication and Division determining what piece is unknown-number of groups, how many are in a group, or the answer: product or quotient.  Learning about the commutative property of multiplication and division for example, 4x3=12 like 3x4=12.

Math4Today:  word problems using addition and subtraction to solve, 3 digit addition and subtraction, graphs and rounding in 10's and 100's.

Reading:  We are into Charlotte's Web!  We have been working on comprehension questions as well as vocabulary we are coming across in our reading. It is such a great book! 

Language:  Grammar lesson #2:  There are four types of sentences and specific punctuation that go with them.  Statement=period, questions=?, command=period, exclamatory=!

Word of the Day vocabulary:  impatient, appliance, appropriate, mumble.

DOL:  Daily Oral Language-fixing grammar, spelling and punctuation errors in sentences.

ART:  Piet Mondrian- Composition of red, blue, yellow and black:  Check out pictures of our own masterpieces on the school's facebook page!

Homework for this week:  Students will have paper math homework Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week.  Thursday should be 30 minutes of IXL reaching 80% or higher on the skills they work on.  Nightly reading for about 20 minutes and marking it on their reading calendar.

Date to Remember:

Tuesday:  Pizza orders due for Wednesday lunch. (The senior class sells pizza every week to raise money for their class trip at the end of the year.  Students can purchase a slice of cheese or pepperoni for $1 each.  We collect the orders and money on Tuesdays and the students receive their pizza at their lunch time on Wednesday.  Students cannot purchase pizza on Wednesday.

Thursday, September 15th:  Picture Day- every child will have their picture taken but if you would like to order them you can go to mylifetouch.com or send in the order form envelope with your child.

Friday, September 16th:  Swimming lesson #2.  The kids were assessed by their swimming abilities so they can be grouped with students of similar abilities for their lessons. 

Reminder:  Please remind your child to bring a snack each day, especially those eating hot lunch as we eat very late in our day at 12:40 pm.  We stop each day at 10:20 am for a snack to keep ourselves fueled up for learning!