Tuesday, September 25, 2018


Image result for october clipartA 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. 

Image result for halloween clipartOctober 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

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