Week 14

Hi parents!

One more week until Thanksgiving break!!! Woohoo!

This week in…

Spelling: The kids completed Spelling BINGO activities. We took our spelling quiz this morning.

Grammar: NONE

Reading: We discussed one of the 3 types of writing, prose. We talked about the characteristics of prose and gave examples of prose. We also discussed the importance of asking questions before, during, and after reading a book. The kids came up with “thick” and “thin” questions to help with comprehension.

Writing: We continued our opinion/persuasive writing pieces.

Social Studies: We began our unit on Explorers. We discussed Christopher Columbus, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, and Juan Ponce de Leon.

Math: We discussed multiplying two by one digit numbers using base 10 blocks and the area model.

Next week in…

Spelling: NONE

Grammar: We will be discussing figurative language. The kiddos will make a quilt explaining and illustrating similes, metaphors, adages/proverbs, personification, and idioms.

Reading: We will be discussing the 2^nd type of writing, poetry.

Writing: We will work on wrapping up their first opinion pieces by writing conclusions and editing with a partner.

Social Studies: We will learn about the last 3 explorers in our unit: Henry Hudson, Jacques Cartier, and John Cabot.

Math: We will begin discussing ways to multiply two by two digit numbers.

Reminders:

-        -   I will be submitting a scholastic order on December 12^th. 

-       -    Progress reports will go home next Thursday. Your child will only receive a progress report if they are failing a class. Please make sure you are checking Parent Vue.

-        -   Chicken Biscuits will be sold Friday.

-         -  Breakfast will start being served on December 5^th. Chick-Fil-A will no longer be served on Fridays once breakfast begins.

-         -  We will have a Thanksgiving treat on Friday from 10:20-11:00.

I hope you have a great weekend!

If you have any questions, please let me know!