Week 11/24 - 11/28

 

Upcoming Dates

Wednesday, November 26 - Friday, November 28: Thanksgiving Break/No School

December 3: 5:00 - 7:00 - Princeton Fine Arts Committee is hosting a Create A Craft night.  Come make some holiday crafts for fun or for giving to your family or friends.

December 18: 12:00 - 1:00 - 1st & 2nd grade students are invited to sing for the Princeton Senior Citizens.  Permission slip coming home soon.

Grading: If you have questions about our grading scale in elementary grades, please refer to the school website here for more info!  https://www.princetonschooldistrict.org/district/standard.cfm 

Homework:

~Math sheet (every week!)

~Read about 10 minutes per night - I have started sending home their decodable stories that we are tearing out of their workbooks. These can be reread at night too!

~Check planners.

What are we learning?

Character Strong: Week 3 of GRATITUDE- NEWSLETTER HERE!

ELA

Module 4: Once Upon a Time (we are in week 3)

HELLO, FAMILY!

Over the next three weeks, our class will be learning about stories that teach valuable life lessons.

We will read many kinds of stories, from classic fairy tales to modern retellings, and even an informational text about how to appreciate a story. Children will also write a story about an imaginary friend or place.

BRING IT HOME! Learning fun for the whole family!

Big Idea Words. Reinforce these important topic words when you are reading or talking with your child: moral, relate, version.

Try to incorporate questions like these into everyday conversations:

·        What is the moral of a story you know?

·        Which character do you relate to most?

·        What is your version of what happened?

Let’s Read Together. Make a special time and place to read with your child every day.

During this module about storytelling, try these activities during your reading time together:

·        Tell which characters you’d like to be friends with and why.

·        Talk about how a lesson that a character learns in a story can help you.

·        Read the dialogue in a different voice for each character.

Word Play. Play with words to help develop skills that are important for reading.

Week 1: Add –s or –es

Write these words in a list: clap, click, box, smash. Add –s or –es to each word. Now make your own list!

Week 2: All Jobs of y

Look for words that include y in your daily reading. Then, categorize each word based on the sound the y stands for (short i, long i, or long e).

Week 3: Double the Fun!

Make a list of words that need a double consonant when –ing is added, such as hop, swim, hug, and drum. Write down each word, double the consonant, and add –ing. Now act them out!

Math

This week we will continue with our work in Unit 2. We are learning to find values of collections of dimes, nickels, and pennies.

Science

This week we will take the Animal Biodiversity & Habitat Unit assessment.