Reading
Our story will be Julius, a story about a pig that comes to live with a little girl and her family.
We will discuss the comprehension strategies of Fantasy vs. Realism.
Our phonics lessons will emphasise the short vowels, o, u, and e and the VCCV pattern in words.
The vocabulary words for the week are: brought, reason, special, surprise.
The grammar lessons will focus on synonyms and naming parts of a sentence.
Mrs. Finn will be coming into our room beginning Monday. She and I will be doing reading groups from 1:15 to 2:15, Monday through Thursday.
Math
We are continuing to work on strategies for subtracting.
Star of the Week
Our special student this week was Ashley. Ashley has one brother. Her favorite colors are cold and silver. She likes horses, nachos, swimming, music, math, gym, art and spelling. Her favorite books are the Magic Tree House series. When Ashley grows up she wants to be a spy.
Social Studies
We are learning about maps and the globe in social studies.
Writing
The children worked on their stories all week. It was great that they all came with an idea about what to write about. Thank you for your help with this assignment. The stories will hang in the room for everyone to see. They should all be proud of their hard work.
Ide Book Fair
The Book Fair was a great success. Thank you all who were able to come and support this very important fund raiser.
Magazine DriveThe first Magazine "Turn in Day" is scheduled for Tuesday, September 20th. Your support is appreciated.
