What a wonderful week 6! It was a short week but jam packed. Thank you to everyone who sent in 2nd grade t-shirt money, volunteered at Back to Football Friday, and those that are attending Family Fun Night! Please make sure to check out the homepage regarding important information about a classroom in Houston we are adopting!
Listed below are some important dates to remember:
IImportant Dates:
September 19: Spirit Night at Willy's
September 25-29: Fall Break
October 6: All Pro Dads, Grub Burger Spirit Night
October 12: Publix Math Night
October 16-20: Conference Week- Early Release all week
5th Grade is doing a diaper drive to benefit the families in Houston. Please see the flyer below for more information!!
Below you will find an outline of the topics we will be covering in class this week. Please be sure to check and initial the agenda every night and that your child is reading each evening. Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions! :)
Reading:
Listed below are some important dates to remember:
IImportant Dates:
September 19: Spirit Night at Willy's
September 25-29: Fall Break
October 6: All Pro Dads, Grub Burger Spirit Night
October 12: Publix Math Night
October 16-20: Conference Week- Early Release all week
5th Grade is doing a diaper drive to benefit the families in Houston. Please see the flyer below for more information!!
Below you will find an outline of the topics we will be covering in class this week. Please be sure to check and initial the agenda every night and that your child is reading each evening. Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions! :)
Reading:
- Describe how a character responds and changes to major events.
- Fluency- Reading like we talk
- Phonics Focus: FLOSZ Rule
- Learned Words (Words that don't follow phonics rules)
green
my
five
was
into
of
- Learned Words (Words that don't follow phonics rules)
- Daily 5 Centers
- Read to Self, Read to Someone, Word Work, Work on Writing, Listen to Reading
- How to write about a small moment (Narratives)
- This week we will be writing about a small moment with a relative or our families
- Using transition words
- Adding a strong beginning
- Adding a sense of closure
- Sentence stretching to add details
- The Creek and Cherokee Native Americans
- Comparing and contrasting our lives to theirs
- Use of natural resources
- Comparing numbers based on place value (in various forms)
- Building and comparing numbers efficiently and inefficiently (42= 4 tens and 2 ones or 3 tens and 12 ones, 158= 1 Hundred 5 Tens 8 ones or 15 tens and 8 ones etc.)
- Example:Compare: 376 _____ 2 flats 15 rods 3 units
- Number talks will focus on skip counting
- Fact fluency within 20