Saturday, February 25, 2023

February 27th Newsletter

 

Feb. 27th-Mar.3rd, 2023

This week in literacy, we will…

  • Decode single-syllable words with r-controlled vowel sound /or/.

  • Spell words with r-controlled vowel sound /or/ spelling patterns. 

  • Read irregularly spelled words (open, walk, buy, every).

  • Identify the elements of a sentence and review the use of end punctuation.

  • Read and write words with prefixes (dis- and pre-).

  • Read a poem titled, Horsie, Horsie. We will locate words with /or/ and identify sound words in the poem.

  • Understand that a main topic is what a text is mostly about. 

  • Recognize that key details are pieces of information that tell about the main topic. 

  • Write a response to reading.

  • Learn that synonyms are words that mean the same, or almost the same thing.

  • Participate in Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lessons. 


This week in writing, we will…

  • Continue writing Non-Fiction Chapter Books

  • Work on being brave spellers and use the strategy “Say it, slide it, hear it, write it”, listening for chunks we know and using our word wall

  • Use an editing checklist to make sure we have spaces between words, checked the word wall, tried our best to spell tricky words, used ending punctuation and capital letters

This week in math, we will….

  •  Identify, name, describe, compare two-dimensional shapes including triangles, rectangles, hexagons, squares, rhombuses, circles, and trapezoids

  • Draw a two-dimensional shape with specific defining attributes

  • Sort and graph two- dimensional shapes based off their attributes

  • Makes sense of problems and persevere in solving them

  •  Demonstrate an understanding of the difference between the defining and non-defining attributes of a two-dimensional shape

  • Play shape riddles and guess your teachers shape based on clues that include non-defining attributes and defining attributes

This week in science, we will…

  • Learn about arctic foxes, penguins, and snowy owls in winter.


Important Dates to Remember!

  • March 3- Early Release Day (1:45)

  • March 8- Dining for Dollars (New Fortune)

  • March 11- Winter Carnival 

  • March 13- PTO Meeting

  • March 21- Down Syndrome Awareness Day (Wear colorful socks)

  • March 24- No School- Professional Development Day

March 27- April 2- Spring Break

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