Announcements

What Are We Learning?
Reading-Reading-Unit 3-Let’s Connect  
Our story for the week is “Smile, Mike!”  We will focus on the following 
skills:  
Phonics-Long “I”: i_e
High Frequency Words-how, there, so, more, funny, call
Comprehension-Making Predictions
Writing-Descriptive Sentences
Grammar-Using “Is” and “Are”
Sources:The Guaranteed Curriculum, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Treasures 
Collection, Zaner-Bloser
Math-We will continue Chapter 5-Geometry and Fractions.  We will learn about 
solid figures like a cube and a cone, and also about plane shapes like a 
triangle and a square.  We will learn about fractions and talk about halves, 
thirds, and fourths.  We will learn new math words such as line of symmetry, 
vertex, and face.  We will practice basic math skills through Everyday Math 
Counts Calendar Math.  Math Drill (+8)  
Sources:The Guaranteed Curriculum, Scott Foresman Math Series, 
Investigations, and Everyday Counts Math
Science/Social Studies-Theme:  Christmas Around the World-We will study the 
Christmas customs of different countries.
Sources:Louisiana Science/Social Studies Comprehensive Curriculum, Harcourt 
Brace Science/Social Studies Series