September 12-15, 2023

 

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In Writing, we wrote a class story about the lockdown drill. We learned how to use POP OUT words to bring our story to life and worked to add transition words to our other stories. We also learned how to write a good beginning that would hook the reader. We learned that we can make someone talk (use quotation marks), ask a question, or use a sound to get our readers attention. Ask your child what their latest book is about and what they are doing to bring it to life. We also started writing our "No Excuse Words" daily. No Excuse words are personalized and progress will be shared during conferences. 

In Reading, we learned that reading partners plan ways to read together. They also learned that reading partners don't tell whent hey get stuck, they help. Next week is our last week of Unit 1 in Reading. On Friday during Reading we will celebrate all of the good work we have been doing. Our stamina has been building and the class is reading for about 12 minutes independently without being distracted. 

In Word Study, we learned to double f, l, s and z when they are at the end of a word and found after a short vowel. We referred to this rule as the FLOSS rule. We also learned the heart words your, want, go, no & so. Please watch for the following home practice sheets coming home Monday in your child's zippy. 

In Math, we learned how to solve "Put Together" and "Take Apart" story problems. In these types of story problems there is no action (nothing is joining or being taken away). Things are present and being put together or taken apart (color is usually involved). This week we learned how to solve total unknown and addend unknown "Put Together" and "Take Apart" problems. Here are a few examples of how the equation and model might look.

Give your child these problems (and some color crayons) and see how they do. Which model did they use? Ask them where the unknown is and how they solved it (count all, count on, count back, or have it memorized). Don't forget to label! The model should show how your child solved the problem. Students might also write backward equations (?=6+4) and turn around facts (4+6=? instead of 6+4=?). 

In Social Studies, we conducted some research on the following question: "What is a Community?" Ask your child what they learned. We also read The Sandwich Swap to learn about the SAS Core Value of Fairness. We completed our Journal and had some great conversations about treating other fairly. We also read Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie and learned about the SAS Core Value of Honesty. We completed our Journal and talked about the importance of telling the truth. We also learned that if we create a pattern of being dishonest people will not believe us when we are telling the truth. We will lose trust and possibly friends.

Upcoming Events:

• September 20-We filled up the Party Jar, voted, and will be having our gaming party from 2:00-2:30! For more information click here.
• September 21-Mrs. Wood's Birthday! A birthday treat will be shared during our PM snack today.
• September 25-Late Start (10:00).
• September 27-Free Dress Day!
• September 29-
• Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration from 2:00-3:00. We need 4-5 parent volunteers. Please let our Room Parents know if you can help.
• Cultural Dress Day!
• Friday Night Lights-Come enjoy some BBQ and High School sporting events, from 3:30-7:30, at the HS fields/gym.
• October 11-13-Fall Conferences!
• October 14-22-Fall Break. Drop 4-5 pictures from your holiday here. Your child will share these pictures to practice public speaking and to work on identifying the when, where, who, what & how (what we are working on during writing). 
• October 23-Late Start (10:00)