Welcome to second quarter! It's so exciting to reflect on the growth of our class from the beginning of the year to now! In just a little over two months our students are thinking about what would make sense when they are stuck on an unfamiliar word, and then they cross-check that with the letters on the page to make sure it looks right too. Just to be sure, they know how to "slow check" the word by running their finger slowly under the letters of the word to see if the letters match the sounds they make as they slowly say the word. This strategy also works great in writing too!
Last week, we added the words first, last, said, saw, make and good to our word wall. Please look for an updated word wall sheet to come home in your child's red folder today.
This week in math we are working on place value and continuing to explore frames and arrows problems. We will also begin number talks, which is a mental math warm up activity where students use and share their strategies for soling math problems. Look for an addition sheet and a "What's My Rule?" sheet to come home for homework this week.
Remember to keep practicing addition and subtraction facts at home. This quarter, we will be working on addition and subtraction facts to 10.
We will continue working on our Communities unit in Social Studies. Thank you in advance to all of the parents that are coming in to talk about your jobs!
Last week, we added the words first, last, said, saw, make and good to our word wall. Please look for an updated word wall sheet to come home in your child's red folder today.
This week in math we are working on place value and continuing to explore frames and arrows problems. We will also begin number talks, which is a mental math warm up activity where students use and share their strategies for soling math problems. Look for an addition sheet and a "What's My Rule?" sheet to come home for homework this week.
Remember to keep practicing addition and subtraction facts at home. This quarter, we will be working on addition and subtraction facts to 10.
We will continue working on our Communities unit in Social Studies. Thank you in advance to all of the parents that are coming in to talk about your jobs!
Special Points of Interest
- Winter is quickly approaching. Now is the time to start thinking about packing an extra pair of socks and mittens in your child's backpack.
- Please continue to remind your children to bring their take-home books back to school. Nightly reading is so important!
- Scholastic Book Orders are due Friday, November 17th. Flyers will be coming home sometime this week. Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub Class Activation Code: JBVLX
- Parent-Teacher Conferences are this Thursday, November 16th and the following Monday, November 20th. I am looking forward to meeting with you to talk about your wonderful children!
- No School next Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday
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