A Look Ahead to
October
Reader’s Workshop - We will continue our efforts to help students
make reading part of their lives. The focus will be on essential comprehension
skills through text. These skills include making inferences, predicting,
summarizing, synthesizing, monitoring comprehension and characterization.
Writer’s Workshop
- Narrative Writing-- Students
will continue working on true stories with the goal of a published piece by the
end of the quarter.
Words their Way- The first few weeks in October we will begin
developing a routine of word study. After routines are established students
will begin working with words that are just right for them.
Math- We will introduce and practice the basic
multiplication facts from easiest to hardest: 5’s, 2’s, 9’s 10’s, 1’s and 0’s.
The harder facts 6’s, 7’s, and 8’s will follow in our next unit. When first
learning the facts students use count by’s with diagrams to give multiplication
meaning and to connect symbols with words and equations. Later, they will look
for patterns, rules, or strategies that will make learning the facts
easier. Students will also learn how
multiplication and division are related, and use math drawings and equations to
represent and solve word problems.
Content-Unit
Geography- The first
part of the month students will focus on learning the continents and oceans of
the world. They are expected to know their place in the world showing their
understanding through a Me on the Map activity.
Government- The
second part of the month students will learn about the three levels of
government and the responsibilities of each level.
October Dates to
Remember
October 11th - Early
Release
October 18th -
Picture Retakes
October 19th - No
School
October 30th -
Parent Teacher Conferences
October 31st -
Halloween Celebrations - following the 2:00 parade
November 1st- Parent
Teacher Conferences
