February 6, 2012
Friends of Room 114,
Here are a few announcements for this week:
- There is no school Monday, February 13th in observance of Lincoln’s Birthday
- Please pay the $9 fee for our field trip to the Merle Reskin Theater. All money is due no later than tomorrow. Students do not need to bring a lunch as we will be eating at school during our regular lunch hour.
Reading
This week in reading workshop we will be reading nonfiction texts about animals. Students will read Animals and Animal Picnic. Students will discuss all animal groups and complete a Venn diagram comparing two of these groups. During word study we will learn about the long i sound and digraphs kn, wr, gn, mb. We will also study phonograms-ine and –ite. During writing workshop students will work on writing a short piece about a famous African American they chose to study. Students will discuss when to use is vs. are and was vs. were in their writing.
Math
In math we will discuss parts and total. During this activity students will be given two parts to a problem and must find the total, or they will have the total and one part and must discover the missing part. We will also continue to compare items using greater than, less than or equal to. Students will solve a variety number stories that involving relations, addition and subtraction.
Science and Social Science
In science we will share our geologist stories and begin a unit on organisms. This week we will compare similarities and differences between plants and animals. In social science we will continue to explore resources in our community and how we use these resources. We will also look at ways to improve recycling at home and school.
Have a great week!
HOMEWORK
| High frequency: bird, eyes, both, fly long, or those, walk
Vocabulary: sensitive, swivel, threaten Spelling: (optional): time, kite, like, bike, white, drive, stripe, nice |
MATH | READING | |
| MONDAY | Write each HF and vocabulary word on two index cards. Use one set to introduce each word. | Parts and Total | Read a minimum of 20 minutes each day. |
| TUESDAY | Play the memory matching game with the sight and vocabulary word cards. Students should be able to read each HF but may need assistance with vocabulary. | Homelink 5.6 | Read a minimum of 20 minutes each day. |
| WEDNESDAY | Write your high frequency and vocabulary words in ABC order. | Homelink 5.7 | Read a minimum of 20 minutes each day. |
| THURSDAY | Write a sentence for each of your high frequency words. Do this on your own and be a brave speller. | Telling Time | Read a minimum of 20 minutes each day. |
| FRIDAY | Look for your words in books that you read. | Homelink 5.8 |