I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday season! It has been an adjustment for the students to get back into the swing of things, but they have done it! The weather this week was very interesting. Thursday and Friday felt a little like spring, and the students had a blast playing outside at recess! Those warm days were a relief after those colder days we had earlier in the week.
The Week Ahead
English: This week we reviewed some of the verb unit. I wanted to make sure to refresh memories after the break. We then learned a new concept about the special verb be. Next week, we will continue to learn about verbs. We are getting close to the end of the unit. When we get closer to the test, I will send a note home.
Math: In math, we will learn to write numbers to 1,000 using words, add and subtract multiples of 100, multiply by 2, look for a pattern to solve a problem, draw a picture to solve a problem, make a table to solve a problem, and draw and read a line graph.
Reading: My reading students will read a story called, Papa Tell Chita a Story. We will also discuss narrative elements including conflicts and resolutions, classifying, decoding and making compound words, and much more.
Science: We will finish our unit about types of animals.
Social Studies: We will start a unit about where people start communities.
Multiplication
On a regular basis, I have been testing the students over their 7s facts. It is very important that the students continue to practice their facts. Next week, we will be learning to multiply by 2. Please be sure to start quizzing your child on the 2 facts starting Thursday. In a previous post, I posted a link to a website where you can print free flash cards. This is a great resource.
Report Cards
Report cards went home in Friday Folders today. Please look over your child's report card, sign the envelope, and send the envelope back to school with your child on Monday.
I hope 2012 is going well for everyone! Have a wonderful weekend!!
