Dear Families,
Our Homecoming Parade was so much fun! So many of the kids told me that today was the best day ever! I appreciated all the parental helping hands during the event! I think I have the best parents every year….and I do!
Here are some nuts and bolts to support at home: Sentence punctuation is huge and the understanding of sentence construction (subject/verb/adjectives).We will be moving quickly into paragraph writing. Handwriting is important for upper and lowercase accuracy and legibility. I often tell the kids that writing is respect for yourself and those who have the opportunity to read your thoughts! Keep it neat! 🙂 Foundational Math is adding numbers, so basic facts are helpful. Money and Time are difficult at this age, so the more awareness of both of these concepts at home can make a huge difference. We will continue practicing all year!
Also, remember to send the MSES folder to school every day since that is our way to pass papers between school and home. The R.E.D. Folders are moving back and forth nicely! Remember I keep them on Friday and will send home on Monday. There are a couple of kiddos who aren’t bringing either folder back and forth….I can only hope parents are seeing their papers, and they are reading every night because it really helps form their literacy foundation.
Your children are precious! Please continue to talk about what they are learning at school, read like crazy, and hug and love them!
Mrs. P. 🙂
SPECIALS:
- A Day: Music
- B Day: PE
- C Day: Art
MON.~Music
TUES.~PE
WEDS.~Art
THURS.~Music/Media w/Mrs. Bradbury@12:10
FRI.~PE/Second Step w/Mrs. Hay, counselor@11:00
UPCOMING EVENTS:
10/5/17 ~ Literacy Night Details to come.
10/6/17 ~ Creek Week Clean-up. (We will be cleaning the library lawn.)
10/18/17 ~ Field trip money due (OTC)
10/20/17 ~ End of Quarter 1 Students will be dismissed @ 1:00 pm!
10/25/17 ~ Olympic Training Center Field trip (9:30-11:30 am)
10/25/17 ~ Picture retakes
10/26/17-10/27/17 Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences and Book Fair
LANGUAGE ARTS (CKLA):
Grammar: Unit 1 will review the basics of sentence building, punctuation, and capitalization and paragraph construction.
The present tense suffix -ing is reviewed as a marker for present tense verbs. Often in short vowel words, the consonant will be doubled.
The past tense suffix –ed is reviewed in Unit 1 (the suffix –ed is also referred to as the past tense marker and the past tense ending). It can be pronounced three different ways
/e/ + /d/ when it follows the /t/ sound or the /d/ sound, like busted or added
/t/ when it follows a voiceless sound, like kicked or huffed
/d/ when it follows a voiced sound, like planned or strummed
Tricky Words a, the, he, she, we, be, me, was, of, from, to, do, down, how, what, where, why, once, one, two, could, would, should, there, said, says, and word.
Writing: Within the Skills Strand, students also receive instruction in the writing composition process. In Unit 1, students will review/practice writing complete sentences when answering questions. Letter writing is also reviewed and discussed in length.
SPELLING WORDS:
Spelling Words: Test every Friday! 🙂
- sand
- hunt
- thin
- sang
- hung
- thing
- sank
- hunk
- think
- should (tricky word) Segway to could and would!
MATH:
Chapter 2 ~ Addition up to 1,000/Basic Fact Practice
Addition w/o regrouping Practice
Introduce Addition with regrouping
“Buddhists and Buddhism”
“The Yellow and the Yangtze Rivers”
“Paper, Writing, and Calligraphy”
“The Magic Paintbrush”
“The Importance of Silk”
Embedded in CKLA
SOCIAL STUDIES: Ancient Asian Civilizations/Maps
Students will:
Identify Asia as the largest continent with the most populous countries in the world
Locate Asia, India, and China on a map or globe
Explain the importance of mountains in the development of early Asian civilizations
Explain the importance of the Indus and Ganges rivers for the development of civilization in ancient times
Describe the key components of a civilization
Identify Hinduism and Buddhism as major religions originating inAsia
Describe the basic principles of Hinduism and Buddhism
Identify the names for followers of Hinduism and Buddhism
Identify the holy texts of Hinduism and Buddhism
Identify holy places for Hindus and Buddhists
Identify important figures in Hinduism and Buddhism
Identify Diwali as an important holiday in Hinduism
Demonstrate familiarity with the folktale “The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal”
Describe the characters, plot, and setting of the folktale “The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal”
Demonstrate familiarity with the poem “The Blind Men and the Elephant”
Describe the characters, plot, and setting of the poem “The Blind Men and the Elephant”
Explain the importance of the Yellow and Yangtze rivers for the development of civilizations in ancient times
Describe contributions of ancient China (e.g., paper, silk, writing, the Great Wall)
Demonstrate familiarity with the folktale “The Magic Paintbrush”
Describe the characters, plot, and setting of the folktale “The Magic Paintbrush”
Describe silk making
Explain the significance of the Great Wall of China 9Identify Confucius
Describe the teachings of Confucius
Describe the Chinese New Year
VOCABULARY
Lesson 1
common cultivate fertile Indus River irrigation canals
Lesson 2
bustling nestles recede source
Lesson 3
existence Hinduism represents sacred
Lesson 4
contrary devour distracted pious unjust
Lesson 5
bawl grope marvel observation resembles
Lesson 6
archer custom Diwali prosperity
Lesson 7
Buddhism conquer suffering venture
Lesson 8
plateaus silt sorrow Yangtze River Yellow River
Lesson 9
character durable remarkable
Lesson 10
beggar cork praise scowl
Lesson 11
barriers emerge plunged trade
Lesson 12
defense intervals span transport
Lesson13
eager example sages
Lesson 14
adhering banished grudges prosperous