Greetings Families,
The end of the quarter is quickly approaching. Two more
weeks until school is out for fall break. With that we have our Little House on the Prairie themed
celebration on October 1. You can expect to see an email and SignUpGenius from the
class parents some time next week. There will be a number of opportunities to
volunteer and to provide items for the celebration. I hope to see many of you
there.
We are also in need of more classroom volunteers. A SignUpGenius
was sent out for reading groups and I we are still in need of more math centers
leaders. Please see the online signup for reading groups and email me or the
classroom parents if you would like to volunteer for math centers.
Important Dates
September 24th
(Spalding/Singapore Night @ 6pm)
Please come out to this event to
learn more about our Spalding and Singapore programs.
September 25TH
Is a Half Day
Students will be released at
12:05. Prep siblings can be picked up at
12:25.
Assessments at a Glance
Monday: none
Tuesday: Science quiz
Wednesday: none
Thursday: Math quiz
Friday: Spalding quiz
Assessments/Projects
for the Week of September 28
Tuesday: Canada Project due
Wednesday: Little House Assessment
Thursday: Canada quiz, Poetry recitations
Quarter 1, Week 7 Lessons
Math
We will continue working on two-step word problems with bar
models and review for our assessment on Thursday. We will then begin our next unit on
multiplication Friday. Over the weekend, students are being asked to solve a number
of word problems using the six parts of bar modeling. Ms. Caro, the 3C lead
teacher, has completed the homework herself with models and has shared her work
to help parents help their children. I will be sharing these images on a
different post following this one. The modeling looks a little different then
how I teach it, but it is basically the same and the students should understand
them. You can find that post here.
Science
We will review animal classification and take our
assessment. Please ensure students are
working on their study guides from their notes over the weekend. We will then
begin our next unit on ecology.
History
We will continue learning about our neighbor to the north,
Canada! This week we will be learning
about the history of Canada and begin to learn about the different
provinces/territories in Canada. We will
do an activity to create our own totem poles.
Please continue to work on your Canada project at home, which is due on
Tuesday, September 29th.
Language Arts
Poetry
We will continue working on our poem, “The Song of Mr.
Toad”. Recitations are Thursday October
1st. Please continue
practicing with your scholar at home!
Grammar
In grammar we will be working on sentence blueprints and
power words/adjectives!
Writing
In writing we will continue reading and summarizing The Story of the World text. We will be summarizing stories on “The First
Writing” and “Making Mummies”.
Literature
In Literature we will continue reading the Little House on the Prairie. We will be starting Pinocchio after fall break, so please make sure your child has his
or her copy at school by October 12th.
Please reach out to me if you have any questions or
concerns.
Best,
Michael Naaktgeboren