This week, we will be covering these topics in
class...
Reading Workshop
We begin our second unit of study
"Making Connections." This week, students will learn about what connections
are, how to make them when reading, and why it is important to reflect on
personal experiences when reading. It also allows students to connect various
books to each other by author, story plot, characters and feelings. Students
will use post it notes to record connections in their books. The three
connections we will be teaching are: Self to Test (ST), Text to Text (TT), and
Text to World (TW).
Writing Workshop
We are finishing our first unit,
"Small Moments." Students will be focusing on creating a strong topic sentence
as well as sentences that support the main idea. Brainstorming, grammar,
sentence structure and puncutation will be the main focus for the beginning
writing activities. Students will confer with the teacher during their
independent writing time when appropriate. Reviewing behaviors during
conferring sessions and independent writing time will take place. Published
stories will go home on Friday.
Word Study (Spelling) Students
will be working through beginning word sorts to identify sounds and blends.
Students will create words by cutting letters out of old newpapers and
magazines. Completed words will be used on the Smartboard.
Math - Chapter
3 beings with a review of place value, using coins to buy things, and telling
time. We will also be collecting data, having two rules for frmaes and arrows
and making change by counting up. .
Science
Students will become astronauts when we study space. Topics include planets,
the solar system, stars, the sky etc.
Social Studies
Students will learn about Veterans
Day and why we celebrate it.