Reminders:

• No School: Thanksgiving Break: Monday, November 25th through Friday, November 29th. Enjoy!

What We’re Learning:

Math– We will be learning about equal equations and identifying Equations as True/False , for example: 6+7=9+4 (True) and 3+9=6+8 (False). Please continue to have your child practice his/her addition and subtraction math facts every evening either with Moby Max and/or flashcards. 

Reading- We will review all of the skills we have learned so far this year: Story Elements-setting, characters, plot, problem, solution, asking/answering questions, main idea/details, and author’s purpose,  while reading fun, holiday-themed books.

Writing-We will write a teaching book about our S.T.E.A.M. project, planting a Fall/Winter garden.

Phonics: We will study the suffixes -s and -es.

Content-We will learn about another of our brilliant founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson.

S.T.E.A.M. We will cultivate our fall garden.

 

Reminders:

• Many FAST Classes are coming to an end. Please send in a note this week if your child will be having a change of transportation home.
• Please send in your child’s library books this Friday. We will be going to the ILC.
• Please remember to send in all Homework every Friday!
• No School: Thanksgiving Break: Monday, November 25th through Friday, November 29th. Enjoy!

What We’re Learning:

Math-We will study the Place Value for numbers 20-99. Students will have to identify how many tens and ones are in a number as well as represent it in expanded form, i.e. 83=80+3. Please continue to have your child practice his/her addition and subtraction math facts every evening either with Moby Max and/or flashcards. 

Reading- We will continue identifying and explaining Author’s Purpose. Students will identify if an author is writing to Persuade, Inform or Entertain. They will also explain how they know this.

Writing-We will write an Informational Book, which includes a Table of Contents, Headings, Illustrations and labels, about Benjamin Franklin.

Phonics: We will review all of the phonics skills we have learned so far this year: closed syllables, short vowel sounds, consonants vs. vowels, the -ck rule, c vs. k, and the FLOSS rule.

Content- We will continue our unit on one of our brilliant founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin. We will have so much fun learning about his amazing contributions to our country. There will be an assessment this Friday.

S.T.E.A.M. We will cultivate our fall garden.

Reminders:

• Please remember to send in all Homework every Friday!
• Tritt’s annual can/dry Food Drive is continuing through next week!

What We’re Learning:

Math-We will put it all together (addition and subtraction to 20) this week by learning about Fact Families. For example, the Fact Family for 8,7,15 would be: 8+7=15, 7+8=15, 15-8=7, 15-7=8. Please continue to have your child practice math facts every evening either with Moby Max and/or flashcards. 

Reading- We will identify and explain Author’s Purpose. Students will identify if an author is writing to Persuade, Inform or Entertain. They will also explain how they know this.

Writing-We will continue writing Informational/Teaching books.

Phonics: The FLOSS rule: Doubling the f,l,s and z following a short vowel, in a 1-syllable word, i.e stiff, drill, class, jazz.

Content- We will begin our unit on one of our brilliant founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin. We will have so much fun learning about his amazing contributions to our country.

S.T.E.A.M. We will cultivate our fall garden.

Reminders:

• No School this Tuesday, November 5th! Election Day-Teacher Work Day
• Please send in all Library Books this Monday. We’re going to the ILC!
• Family Journals were sent home.  Please write a brief response and send back Monday.
• Please remember to send in all Homework every Friday!

What We’re Learning:

Math-We will continue learning strategies to Subtract from 20. There will be an assessment this Friday. Please work on math facts a little each night!

Reading- We will continue identifying the Main Ideas and Details of what we read.

Writing-We will continue writing Informational/Teaching books.

Phonics: Words with beginning l and r blends (brand, flag)

Content- We will wrap up our unit on Sound!

S.T.E.A.M. We will cultivate our fall garden.