Week of October 4th, 2010

FALL HAS ARRIVED!

Reading

We will begin Theme 2 in our reading series: Nature Walk. Our story is a fictional story called Henry and Mudge and the Starry Sky. The story is about a boy named Henry who goes camping with his parents and his dog Mudge. Each one of them enjoys camping, but not for the same reasons. The campers in our room will be able to relate well to this story!

The comprehension strategies of comparing and contrasting will be reviewed.

In phonics the lessons will emphasize the long vowels o, u, and e and the sounds for the letter g.

The vocabulary words are: backpack, campfire, camping, hike, lanterns, and tent.

The grammar lessons will focus on telling sentences and questions.

Reading Logs

The September logs were due by Friday. If your child returned theirs they received a new sheet for October. Those who did complete the logs will have lunch in the classroom with Ms. Austin and myself on Wednesday, Oct. 6th. They will be able to purchase a hot lunch as usual that day. The October logs will be due on October 29th.

Math

Our chapter test will be on Monday. We will begin a new chapter on Tuesday, it will cover number concepts and patterns. This includes ordinal numbers, greater than and less than, rounding to the nearest 10, odd and even numbers and using a hundred chart.
The children have taken the second timed fact test. The results will be sent home early in the week. Keep practicing those facts!

Star of the Week

Jimmy was our special student this week. Jimmy has two brothers and three sisters. Jimmy is a great gymnast and enjoys may other sports like soccer, basketball, swimming and baseball. His favorite food is pizza, he likes fish and the color blue. At school he likes gym best. He shows others how much he cares by always being helpful.

Social Studies

In Social Studies we have been working on maps. The children have learned about map symbols, a map key, compass rose, and directions.

Columbus Day

Remember there is no school on Monday, October 11th.



Our final pledge children were Jeremy, Abby, Tommy, Emily, Kathan, and Jonathan. They did a great job!