Week of 9/19

We had an incredible week last week - just one letter away from earning our class bubble gum party! The class has really come together and each day our classroom community improves; I am so proud of each of them! On Friday, we learned about the Constitution since it was Constitution Day on Saturday, and our class created our own class constitution:



As noted in last week's Thursday folder, the children will have Family Life this Thursday, 9/22. Boys will go at 9:30, and girls will go at 1:15. Both sessions are ninety minutes, and parents are welcome to attend. 

Here's what else we'll be working on this  week:

Language Arts: 
Skills/strategies: summarizing, synonyms/antonyms, character traits

We'll also continue our unit on the New York Times Bestseller, Wonder, which will cover many reading strategies and skills, as well as lead to great classroom discussions. The kids are loving it, and often ask if we can read more - I LOVE that!! 

Math:
We'll be continue our work with identifying place and value to the millions period. Students should be able to read and write numbers through the millions period and be able to write a given number in standard, written, and expanded forms. There will be a quiz on Friday.

Virginia Studies:
Students will continue learning about the geography of Virginia and be able to identify Virginia on a U.S. and world map, as well as identify the bordering states of VA. We'll also continue our exploration of the regions of Virginia. There will be a bordering states quiz on Friday. Ask your child to sing the Bordering States of Virginia song that we'll learn this week!