I hope you all were able to enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend. If you have not already done so, please sign up for a parent conference that will take place on October 5th at the following link:
https://goo.gl/forms/5vpGx0hn5dDTsze42 Sign and Returns- Please sign and return graded papers that were sent home on Thursday as soon as possible. Thank you for all you do to support your children. Reading – This week we will review our reading standards on finding text evidence to support comprehension, point of view of the narrator and reader, identifying character traits, and how these standards are supported in the read-aloud "Because of Winn Dixie." Students will take their first reading assessment on Friday. Items on the test include questions from the read-aloud Because of Winn-Dixie, character traits, and how the reader’s point of view may be similar or different from that of the narrator. Grammar – Our focus this week is on concrete and abstract nouns. Concrete nouns name things that we can touch, taste, feel, smell, or hear. Abstract nouns name feelings and thoughts. Spelling – This week we will focus on the words from spelling sort 9. There will be a spelling quiz on Friday over 20 of the words from sorts 7, 8, and 9. When studying spelling words with your child, please focus on the vowel patterns that are emphasized and help your child to find words other than their spelling words that have the same pattern. Writing – We are continuing to write personal narratives. Students are learning to write a strong hook to introduce the story, use transition words, adding details and dialogue to the story, and writing a conclusion. Social Studies – We have started our unit on Native Americans. We will be learning how the environments of the regions of North America impacted the choices made by Native Americans regarding food, clothing, and shelter. We will be studying the Inuit of the Arctic region, the Kwakiutl of the Northwest region, the Nez Perce of the Plateau region, the Hopi of the Southwest region, the Pawnee of the Plains region, and the Seminole of the Southeastern region. Dates to Remember: 9/25 – Spelling Quiz, Reading Test 10/2 – Hearing and Vision Screening 10/4, 10/5, 10/8 – Student Holidays 10/6 – Ms. McConnell’s birthday Happy Birthday! September 17 – Ms. Adrienne Carroll September 22 – Mrs. Mary Catherine Fletcher September 22 – Mrs. Allison Polaski Some useful resources: Access to Social Studies Textbook: http://www.fultonschools.org/en/divisions/acd/learnteach/Documents/Humanities/Social%20Studies%20Textbooks2015.pdf Access to Social Studies curriculum maps: http://www.fultonschools.org/en/divisions/acd/learnteach/GSE%20for%20SS%20Curriculum%20Maps/Forms/AllItems.aspx Access to Science curriculum maps and standards: http://www.fultonschools.org/en/divisions/acd/learnteach/Pages/Science-Page.aspx To access ebooks for math and science: https://launchpad.classlink.com/home Students’ username is 10-digit student ID and password is birth date: MMDDYYYY (example: birthday of April 21, 2011 = 04212011) I hope you all have a wonderful week. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.
Reading – This week, students will continue to identify the point of view of the narrator and compare it to their own point of view. This week we will introduce finding the main idea and supporting details. We are spending a lot of time working on finding the evidence in stories with highlighters and Post-It notes and using this evidence to help make inferences. We will continue our read-aloud of the narrative Because of Winn-Dixie. Students are nearing completion of their question packet on each chapter. In the near future, there will be a test over the entire book to assess listening comprehension. Grammar – We are continuing our study of possessive nouns this week. We will also be introducing abstract and concrete nouns. Spelling – Students have their spelling lists for Words Their Way Sort 7, 8, and 9 in the front of their purple CJ’s. This week we will concentrate on the spelling patterns in Sort 8. When studying spelling words with your child, please focus on the vowel patterns that are emphasized and help your child to find words other than their spelling words that have the same pattern. Writing – We are continuing learning to write strong narrative stories with a focus on personal narratives. Students have created Heart Maps of their personal experiences from which they are working on developing stories. Social Studies – Our focus in our map skills study is now on physical features of the United States including locating and labeling the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains, the Mississippi, Ohio, Hudson, Rio Grande, Colorado, and St. Lawrence Rivers. We will begin our Native American study by using our map skills to locate the regions where different Native American tribes lived. Our school-wide expectations include:
Dates to Remember: September Wednesday 9/19 – School Store Thursday 9/20 – Sign & Return Papers Happy Birthday! September 17 – Ms. Adrienne Carroll September 22 – Mrs. Mary Catherine Fletcher September 22 – Mrs. Allison Polaski Some useful resources: Access to Social Studies Textbook: http://www.fultonschools.org/en/divisions/acd/learnteach/Documents/Humanities/Social%20Studies%20Textbooks2015.pdf Access to Social Studies curriculum maps: http://www.fultonschools.org/en/divisions/acd/learnteach/GSE%20for%20SS%20Curriculum%20Maps/Forms/AllItems.aspx Access to Science curriculum maps and standards: http://www.fultonschools.org/en/divisions/acd/learnteach/Pages/Science-Page.aspx To access ebooks for math and science: https://launchpad.classlink.com/home Students’ username is 10-digit student ID and password is birth date: MMDDYYYY (example: birthday of April 21, 2011 = 04212011) I hope you all have a wonderful week! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.
Reading – This week we will be teaching children to distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or the characters in a literary story. Together we will be reading and discussing several short stories to model and practice this standard. We will continue our read-aloud of the narrative Because of Winn-Dixie. Students are nearing completion of their question packet on each chapter. Upon completion of the story, there will be a test over the entire book to assess listening comprehension. Grammar – We will continue reviewing common and proper nouns, singular and plural nouns, irregular plural nouns, and using the correct form of nouns in our writing. There will be a grammar quiz on these nouns this week. We will be introducing possessive nouns later in the week. Spelling – Students will bring home their spelling lists for Words Their Way Sort 7, 8, and 9. This week we will concentrate on the spelling patterns in Sort 7. Writing – This week we are working on writing narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events. Students will be taught how to write hooks to introduce their stories, descriptive details, and sequencing of events. Social Studies – Map skills will be our focus this week. Students will learn to read and locate lines of longitude and latitude on a world map to include the Equator and Prime Meridian. Students will also learn to locate topographical features on a physical map of the United States. This will include locating the Rocky Mountains and Appalachian Mountains, the Mississippi River, the Ohio River, The Hudson River, the Rio Grande River, the Colorado River, and the St. Lawrence River. We are continuing to reinforce our school-wide expectations in class. Please talk with your children about meeting these expectations on a daily basis. Our school-wide expectations include:
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Our school is looking forward to the Book Fair over the next two weeks. Please check your child's purple folder for his or her book wish list.
Reading – Students are continuing to read narrative passages to learn about the characters and to identify their character traits through direct evidence and inference. They are also learning how the setting helps to determine the kinds of characters that might be found in a narrative. We are continuing our read-aloud of the narrative Because of Winn-Dixie. Students have taken notes on each chapter. They may be having a quiz this week on what has been read to date. This will assess their listening comprehension and ability to gather evidence from a read-aloud. Grammar – We will continue reviewing plural nouns and begin working on using irregular plural nouns correctly in our writing. Spelling – Students will have their first spelling quiz on Word Sorts 4, 5, and 6 on Friday. They will be assessed on words from all three sorts for a total of 20 words. Later in the year this will increase to 25 words. Writing – We are continuing to read informational articles and use the TEACH method to write a constructive one paragraph response to each article. We will be starting Narrative Writing and brainstorming ideas for writing personal narratives. Science – This week we will be completing our unit on the Regions and Habitats of Plants and Animals of Georgia. There will be a final assessment this week. One of our school-wide expectations is to be respectful of others. Please remind your child that it is important to raise his or her hand to speak in a whole group and to listen and respect one other’s ideas. Your encouragement helps your child so much in adding to a positive learning environment. Dates to Remember: September 4-8 – Book Fair Preview September 5 – School Store Have a wonderful week! |
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