As we begin our third full week of school, I am hopeful that we will earn our bubblegum party! We will continue to work on being kind and respectful, following directions, and raising hands to share ideas. We want to learn as much as we can from each other to build our classroom community.
We have an exciting week of learning ahead!
Language Arts:
Skills/strategies: character traits, roots/affixes, homophones
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!!
Please be sure that your child is reading nightly. Studies show that daily reading shows significant growth in vocabulary development and overall achievement. We want our kids to LOVE books, so we must work together to foster that love of reading.
Math:
Students will finish their place value quiz from Friday. There was a technology issue, so we weren't able to finish Friday afternoon! We will also begin rounding and comparing whole numbers. Stay tuned to the agenda for a quiz date for rounding and comparing. Remember to use the portaportal site to review math concepts at home: http://www.portaportal.com/
I sent the login information via email last week. If you need it again, just email me: devon.day@nn.k12.va.us
We will begin our "Math Jam" sessions this week, where students will be working on math activities in partners/groups daily while I work with small groups of students.
Virginia Studies:
We will continue our exploration of the regions of Virginia. I will be sending the VA Studies notebook home each night to review the regions learned so far. Stay tuned to the agenda for a quiz date!
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