Week of 11/17 - 11/21

 

Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday, November 18: Blood Drive 9:30

Wednesday, November 19: PTO Meeting 6:00-7:30 - The PTO would love to have new parents join their team!

Thursday, November 20: FAMILY FUN NIGHT  5-7pm - The Family & Community Engagement Committee is hosting a Family Fun Night. Their theme is Literacy, and families will be completing an ESCAPE ROOM activity.

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

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 2 of GRATITUDE- NEWSLETTER HERE!

ELA

Module 4: Once Upon a Time (we are in week 2)

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 different methods to use when adding two digit numbers.

Science

This week we will explore and compare two very different places that Mexican free-tailed bats live.