Friday, October 21, 2011

This week in reading our strategy focus will be on asking questions and classifying. This week we will be reading non fiction stories and using these to help us create our own non fiction stories. Also this week we will be looking at /r/ cluster words, contractions and verb endings with /s/, /ing/ and /ed/.

We will start our Writer's Workshop Program where the students will learn the stages of writing and have the opportunity to write their own stories. This is an exciting time for them as they get to use all their skills and creativity as their become illustrators and authors! Look for your child's story to come home and please help them remember to bring it back the next day.

We will be start our study of seeds and plants as we plant our garden today! The kids are so excited to plant and watch their garden grow!

In math, Chapter 7, we will continue learning about subtraction and the relationship between addition and subtraction. So now it is time to get out the subtractions flashcards and add them to the addition ones you are already using daily with your child. I am really seeing the difference when your work with your child using flashcards so please keep it up!

This week, each day, I will be introducing a new phonogram.. We will begin with sh, th, er, ee, and wh. Please make note of these when you are enjoying stories with your child at home.

Our new word wall words are.....also, after, there, then, once

Have a fabulous weekend!