Monday, October 19, 2009

Weekly Gazette (October 19-October 23)

What is My Child Learning This Week?

Reading-This week we review main idea and begin learning how to sequence events from a text.

Writing-We continue writing a nonfiction piece with focus on beginning, middle, and end. Students will also learn how to revise and edit using a checklist.

Math-Problem solving using Pictures, Numbers, and Words. The main focus will be adding doubles and sums of ten.

Social Studies-We begin our unit on Earth and its landforms.

Word Wall-We focus on homophones: there, their, they're, and would. Only four words this week.


Tests/Quizzes

  • Word Wall quiz Friday, October 23rd.

  • Math problem solving test Friday, October 23rd.

  • Math skip counting quiz Thursday, October 22nd. Students will be assessed on skip counting by 2, 5, and 10.

Important Information

  • Please don't forget to read important information about AST on the school's website: www.amschool.org

  • Please review all graded papers with your child and return by due date. If you need more time, just let me know.

  • Halloween parade is Friday, October 30. Students may dress in costume. Participation is optional.

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