ReadingWe will be reading two stories. Our stories will be used to compare fantasy and nonfiction. Our fantasy story is about two hippos: George and Martha, Round and Round by James Marshall. The nonfiction selection is from the magazine Ranger Rick, titled Hippos.
The comprehension strategy of connecting and comparing will be taught.
The phonic lessons will review all the short vowel sounds, long 'a' and the VCCV pattern.
The grammar lessons will review naming and action parts of sentences.
The vocabulary words for the week are; herd, mammal, moisture, nostrils, and relatives.
Math
We are continuing to work on place value. We will begin Chapter 4 on Monday. In this chapter we will be working on number concepts in addition to place value. Some of the terms that will be introduced are: ordinal numbers, greater than, less than, greatest, least, even, odd, and rounding.
Student of the Week
Our special student this week was Anabella. Anabella has one brother. A few of her favorite things are the color blue, dogs, pizza, cheer leading, and the book Polly the Party Fun Fairy. At school Bella likes math and art. At home she likes to draw, ride her bike and write stories. She also must like smiling because she is always doing it! When she grows up Anabella wants to be a teacher.
Reading Logs
What a group! No one turned in their reading log before the end of the month and some asked for extra sheets. I am impressed. The logs are due Monday and I will give them the October sheet that day also. Anyone who turns in their reading log will get an extra recess with Mrs. Onorato's class joining us. Thank you for your cooperation with the logs.
These logs count for the other reading incentive programs we do throughout the year, Book It, the Kane County Cougar tickets and for the Great America tickets. Book It begins in October and ends in March, the Cougar tickets are in May and the Great America tickets are given at the end of the year.
