We have had some very interesting September weather lately and I am grateful for the warm days! Please make sure your child brings a jacket or sweatshirt to school every day. It does get chilly in the mornings if we go out for gym and also at recess time.
Next Friday, September 26, we celebrate Johnny Appleseed’s birthday. Please make sure you find the very important note in your child’s backpack regarding this fun day in room 105!
Coming up the week:
Spelling: Lesson 5 – Pretest Monday, Test Friday (unless your child passes the pretest.) All homework is due on Thursday. Students that are using the “challenge” list will choose 2 activities (please refer to “All About Spelling”) and students using the "regular" words will be putting the words in ABC order. ALL students will practice their cursive with a sheet that will come home after every pretest. This homework needs to be completed by the next day (Tuesday.)
Language Arts: This week, we’ll continue reading the novel The One and Only Ivan. Please check your child’s assignment notebook nightly regarding homework.
This week, we begin unit 2 in English on Nouns. I will give the students a pretest on Tuesday. This will determine whether or not they can “skip” a mini-lesson on that topic and work on a challenge activity instead. For instance, your child may really be good at finding proper nouns and “passed out” of that section on the pretest. Therefore, on the day we study proper nouns, he/she may go out to the middle area and work on a challenge project instead. You will find a contract in his/her binder some time this week.
We are starting “Word of the Day” this week. I will introduce the students to a different word each day, Monday through Thursday. They will write down the word and definition in their spirals. On Friday, there will be a short quiz on the four words.
Social Studies: There will be a short quiz on hemispheres on Monday. We will then be focusing on continents and oceans.
Science: We'll continue our first unit on ecosystems (Chapter 4.) Our lesson 2, open book/notes, graded review will be on Tuesday. The students were quite successful with the first graded review for lesson 1 and I am expecting the same for lesson 2.
Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: This week, we’ll be finishing up Topic 1 on Numeration. Our final lesson on Monday will cover problem solving with organized lists. Our test will take place on Wednesday with a review on Tuesday. Then on to Topic 2 on Friday (Addition & Subtraction!!)
Important Dates:
9/23 - Magazine Order turn-in day
9/25 - Early Dismissal (11:00)
9/26 - Johnny Appleseed’s Birthday (see attached note in binder)
Have a great weekend! Mrs. Klacza
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