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Monthly Archives: October 2013
How to spell what…
How to spell what! Click on the link to watch us spell the word what!
Happy Halloween!
Please remember that your costume must follow dress code. Please, no props or scarey face paint.
This week
WE WILL NOT HAVE NEW SPELLING WORDS OR A SPELLING TEST THIS WEEK!
This week we will be learning:
- Alphabetical order
- Composing 2 dimensional shapes and attributes of 2 dimensional shapes
- Continue investigating punctuation
Today I learned…
“Today I found some words that have blends in them.” -Meredith
“Today we learned we can make different kinds of the same shape.” -Braeden
Red Ribbon Week
Today your child will be bringing home a note about Red Ribbon Week. Please remember that you must follow the dress code found on page 7 in the student planner.
Monday, October 28th – Wear red.
Tuesday, October 29th – Dress like your favorite hero.
Wednesday, October 30th – Dress cool.
Thursday, October 31st – Wear your Halloween costumes.
Friday, November 1st – Wear maroon and white.
This week…
This week we are learning about:
- The different ways to compose a number
- The mechanics of writing – especially punctuation
- Syllables
- The seasons and Halloween
New spelling words:
- when
- what
- were
- but
- all
What we learned today…
Today in math we found all the different ways to make 10. We used 2, 3 and even 6 addends to do so! After pairing up and playing the game Three Towers, this is what some students had to say about their learning.
“Using numbers and how to make ten is what I learned about today.” -Cameron G.
“You can use towers to make tens and all of the other numbers.” -Addison M.
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat
This week we created our own book adaptation of the book There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat! by Lucille Colandro.
We put our own twist on things for our version, There Was an Old Halloween Lady. Please enjoy the following video of us reading it to you by clicking on the following link.
This week…
This week we are learning about:
- The different ways you can add to get the same number
- Digraphs /th/ /sh/ /ch/ /wh/ and /ph/
- Characteristics of the different seasons
- Mechanics of writing (punctuation, capital letters, finger spacing, etc.)
Spelling words for this Friday’s test:
- had
- or
- by
- one
- not