September 2nd-5th

This week in reading we are finishing talking about the Narrative (story) structure and are moving on to Non-fiction structure. We are writing summaries together using these structures. We have also started spelling. This week our sort is Sort 2. These words have VC, VCC, double, and nothing categories. V stands for vowel and C for consonant. The double means that you have to double the consonant before adding -ing and the nothing means you don't add anything before adding -ing. I have sent home a purple paper telling students what to do for their spelling homework. I will post a copy of this as well as the spelling words on my blog so you can refer to it.

This week in writing we are starting our drafts for our Personal Narratives. If students have not finished their organizer, they were supposed to take it home tonight and finish it for homework. This is basically a pre-write/notes page to help students come up with the ideas the want to include in their writing. Then we will be drafting, or writing out for the first time, our draft. After that, we will revise and edit our draft.

This week in math we are finishing our review of multiplication and division. We have finished making our flash cards, and on Friday students will bring them home so they can practice at home. We will also be taking a multiplication and a division test to assess how well students know their multiplication and division facts.

This week in social studies we are continuing learning about maps and the world. We will move on to maps of Utah and be looking at different things in Utah.

If you missed Back to School Night, please email me so I can send you any information you need. Plus,  I will be sending home the handouts I had for you in the weekly envelopes tomorrow.
Again, if you have any questions, please let me know!

This Week's Homework:

Tuesday:         Read 20 Mins

                           Reading Log

                           Spelling Sort 2

                           Practice Side x8 Worksheet

Wednesday:   Read 20 Mins

                           Reading Log

                           Spelling Sort 2

                           Practice Side x9 Worksheet

Thursday:        Read 20 Mins

                           Reading Log

                           Spelling Sort 2

                           Practice Side x Final Worksheet

Friday:              Read 20 Mins

                           Reading Log