Monday, September 30, 2013

September 30th-October 4th

Wow, can you believe Fall is already here and one more day until October.

This week I am sending home a homework packet on Monday and it will be due on Friday October 4th. Included in the packet will be 1 weeks reading log, backpack reader story, spelling and math homework. Students should still work on their reading lessons each night and sight word practice along with the backpack reader and nightly reading. 
Backpack Reader-this is a new program that K-3 grade will be implementing. Your child will take home a story each week. They need to practice the story each night. On the cover of the homework packet is a place for parents to initial showing that their child read the backpack reader story. On Fridays your student will be given a short 3 question quiz on the story to test for comprehension of the story. 

Question of the week: How do wild animals take care of their babies?

Language Arts Connection: Nouns in sentences; Verbs in sentences and adjectives or describing words. Declarative sentences. 

Writing: Review adding nouns to sentences and being able to pick nouns out of a sentence. Adding verbs to sentences and being able to pick verbs out of a sentence. Demonstrate capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing. Using adjectives to describe our nouns. Writing declarative sentences.

Reading: We will be reading the story titled "A Fox and a Kit" and discuss characters and setting, and major events in a story using key details. 

Math: Subtraction- defining the terms take away, difference, minus, subtraction sentence . 

Spelling/Phonic- plural -s, ending -ing, review short /o/, final /ck/
Ruby
1. sit     2. sits     3. win
4.wins     5. fit   6. fits
7. hit       8. hits      9. nap
10.naps  
*11. her  12. too
 Sentence: I sit on the rock.

Emerald
1. sit     2. sits     3. win
4.wins     5. fit   6. fits
7. hit       8. hits      9. nap
10.naps  11. adds 12. tags
13. grins  14. claps
*15. her 16. too
 Sentence: He claps when he hits the ball.

Diamond
1. sit     2. sits     3. win

4.wins     5. fit   6. fits

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