Week 10  October 17-21

I hope everyone had a relaxing and restful break and that you are ready to get our second quarter underway!
If you have not already done so, please go to the sign-up genius and reserve your spot for our conferences next week. We have half days all next week, with Friday and Monday off, so we will not have reading groups on Friday.

Our Pumpkin Party was a great success and we look forward to our Read-a-Thon on the 31st.

This week in 1B:

Literature: This week we will be reading stories from Uncle Remus’ Tales. We will begin with Beatrix Potter’s Tale of Peter Rabbit. Then we will read stories about Brer Rabbit and how he likes to trick the other animals!

 Spalding: There will be 18 words this week – test on Thursday!

Monday: rides, ride, tree, sick, got, north, white, spent, foot, feet

Tuesday: blows, blow, block, spring, river, planted, plant, cut

 Phonograms to practice: b, n, p, r, s, ck, ee, or, ow, wh

Writing: In Writing with Ease, we will do copy work and narration exercises from Davey Crockett and Sacagawea.

 Grammar: We will be learning about the four types of sentences this week – statements, commands, questions, and exclamations!

Poem: “The Purple Cow” by Gelett Burgess
Idiom: Practice makes perfect!

 

 

This week in math we will continue to work with our ordinal positions (1st-10th) and directions (above, below, up, down, left, and right-among many others). We will learn how to count from the left and the right in order to identify the position of a certain object. Students will have the chance to analyze different photos to discover how objects can be in various positions in relation to one another. This week, we will also be reviewing our addition and subtraction in order to prepare for a cumulative test on Thursday. 

 

 

 

This week in history we will continue our study of Ancient Egypt.  Students will be introduced to the vocabulary of the unit such as pyramid, pharaoh, papyrus, and hieroglyphics .  They will continue working on their Ancient Civilizations Book and become aware of where Egypt is located on the map.

Virtue of the month:  Honesty

We never knowingly induce another to believe what is false.  We are always truthful in what we say and do, regardless of the circumstances and consequences.

Looking forward to seeing you all this week!