Weekly Gazette (Week of Oct. 6-Oct.10)

What is Your Child Learning This Week?

Reading- We are continuing with learning how to summarize the most important parts of a text. We will focus on the story elements (characters, setting, problem, events, solution) when summarizing fiction and main idea/details when summarizing non-fiction.

*This is a very difficult skills. While we will also review/incorporate other skills as needed, summarization will be our primary focus for the next two weeks.*

Math-Students will be introduced to place value (up to 1,000) and two-digit addition. Students will be expected to read and write numbers in various forms as well as use correct place value operations when adding. We will focus on these concepts for the next three weeks.

Writing-Students are continuing with the writing process as they continue drafting their personal narratives.

Word Wall-There will be no new words this week. We will continue to focus on the words from last week: crashes, played, pretty, school, truck.

*Students are beginning to work on their Special Dictionary project. This is a dictionary that focuses on blends, diagraphs, vowel patterns, sight words, and any other spelling needs relevant to the student. Each dictionary is personalized, meaning that it will contain words needed only by that particular student. These dictionaries will be used all year. Words will be added based on the student's needs. Students will work on the dictionary at school and at home for the next month or so.

Science-Students will learn why there are four seasons (summer, spring, autumn, winter). They will also visit the science lab and experiment with gravity, solar power, and Earth's characteristics. Students will continue researching information about the planets.



Important Dates

• Friday, October 10th, students will have a quiz on the characteristics of the planets. Students will have to list characteristics of some of the planets. Students will use their planet research information as a study guide. The research is reviewed and discussed in class daily.

• On Friday, October 10th there will be a Word Wall quiz.

• Timed test on addition facts is this Thursday, October 9th. Students will have three (3) minutes to complete thirty (30) problems.

Reminders

• Please make sure to check the Eagle Courier at www.amschool.org

• Please make sure your child brings a water bottle to school! :) This helps maximize class time, for students are not leaving to drink water or fill water bottles.

• Reading logs are due every Friday. Please make sure your child is reading every night! :)

• Don't forget to review your child's graded papers and return them by the due date.