**************MONTHLY PLANS*******
"January" HAPPY NEW YEAR!
MATH- We will continue to work on Multiplication concepts and begin
associating it with division concepts
*Your son/daughter will be coming home with "fact rings" that they are to
review and answer each night to keep thier facts fresh in their minds. This
will help your child with retaining and mastering their facts.
SOCIAL STUDIES - We will be studying the Native Americans of New York State.
SCIENCE - We will continue to study the food chain and complete further
experiments to discover how the food chain processs works(ie.Owl pellets).
ELA - We will continue to be writing using the 6 Trait Writing Process along
with several multisensory techniques to help the students take ownership over
their writing. They will be looking at and analyzing their own writing by
using the Steps to writing so as to learn to produce well thought-out &
organized essays.
READING - Some will be working in Wilson Groups for decoding, encoding, and
fluency on their individual levels. In Addition, the students will be
working on their reading comprehension based on books at their individual
levels as well as developing independent reading skills to become more
independent with their reading.
** Each student should read for 15 minutes and will complete a reading log
each night **
SPELLING - The students will be given a weekly Spelling List along with daily
spelling activities to assist with their development of spelling rules.
Enriching Community Service Projects - Each month the students as a class
will choose a charity and a method of support for that specific charity.
