Academics Peek at Our Week (January 13th-17th)

English Language Arts - Lesson 15
Weekly Story: Animal Groups (Informational Text)
Related Reading: Animal Picnic (Play)
High Frequency Words (Sight Words): bird, both, eyes, fly, long, or, those, & walk
Comprehension Skills and Strategies: Compare & Contrast
Phonics: long i (CVCe); digraphs kn, wr, gn, & mb
Phonograms: -ine and -ite
Spelling List 3-14: time, like, kite, bike, white, drive, bird, both, eyes, fly, long, or , those, & walk
Vocabulary Strategies: Suffixes -er, -est

Grammar: Using is, are, was, and were

Math

Lesson 5-16: Problem-Solving Applications: Shapes All Around Us

Review for Chapter 5 Test

Chapter 6: Time

Lesson 6-1: Minutes

Lesson 6-2: Understanding the Hour and Minute Hands

Lesson 6-3: Telling and Writing Time to the Hour

Math Vocabulary: minute, hour, hour hand, minute hand, & o'clock

Social Sciences

Winter

Martin Luther King Jr.
 

Writer's Workshop

Weekend Journal

Themed Prompts

 

This Week's Happenings...(January 6th-10th)

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday
Practice Spelling Test (list 3-14)

Thursday
Lesson 14 Reading Test (2 sections)

Friday
Lesson 14 Reading Test (2 sections)
Final Spelling Test (list 3-14)
Math Quiz

Academics Peek at Our Week (January 6th - 10th)

English Language Arts - Lesson 14
Weekly Story: The Big Race (Fantasy)
Related Reading: Rules and Laws(Informational Text)
High Frequency Words (Sight Words): four, five, into, over, starts, three, two, & watch
Comprehension Skills and Strategies: Cause and Effect; Making Inferences
Phonics: long a (CVCe)

Phonogram: -ake
Spelling List 3-14: came, late, make, gave, brave, shape, four, five, into, over, starts, three, two, & watch
Vocabulary Strategies: Shades of Meaning

Grammar: Verbs and Time (Present and Past)

Math

Lesson 5-12: Thirds and Fourths

Lesson 5-13: Fractions of a Set

Lesson 5-14: Non-Unit Fractions

Lesson 5-15: Problem-Solving Skill: Use Data from a Chart

Lesson 5-16: Problem-Solving Applications: Shapes All Around Us

Math Vocabulary: thirds, one third (1/3), fourths, one fourth (1/4), & equal share

Social Sciences

Winter

Martin Luther King Jr.
 

Writer's Workshop

Informational Writing- Winter Snapshots

This Week's Happenings...(December 16th - 20th)

Monday
Sight Word Assessment
Lesson 13 Reading Test (2 sections)

Tuesday
Math Quiz

Wednesday
Grinch Centers- wear green

Thursday
Movie Day
Classroom Gift Exchange/Christmas Party

Friday
Christmas Assembly
2-hour early dismissal at 1:35

Academics Peek at Our Week (December 16th - 20th)

Reading
Collection of Christmas themed books
Grammar: Subjects (who) and Verbs (what)
Contractions
Phonics: review
Sight Words: review lists 1-1 through 3-13

Math
Lesson 5-8: Slides, Flips, and Turns
Reading for Math Success: Understanding Graphic Sources (Lists)
Christmas Centers- review concepts, skills, and stratgies

This Week's Happenings...(November 25th - 27th)

Monday
Finish Sight Word Assessments & Cold Read Fluency Assessments
Reading Unit 2 Test (1 section)

Tuesday
Reading Unit 2 Test (1 section)

Wednesday
Reading Unit 2 Test (1 section)
Thanksgiving Assembly (AM)
Early Dismissal at 1:35 PM

Upcoming Dates
11/28-12/3 - Thanksgiving Break
12/3 - Conference Day
12/11- Cookies with Santa- video conference

Academics Peek at Our Week (November 25th - December 6th)

English Language Arts - Lesson 12
Weekly Story: How Leopard Got His Spots (Folktale)
Related Reading: The Rain Forest (Informational Text)
High Frequency Words (Sight Words): been, brown, know, never, off, out, own, & very
Comprehension Skills and Strategies: Sequence of Events
Phonics: digraphs /ch/ and /tch/ and Possessives with 's

Phonogram: -atch
Spelling List 3-11:chin, chip, chop, rich, much, chick, been, brown, know, never, off, out, own, & very
Vocabulary Strategies: Homophones (sea/see)

Grammar: Commands (Come when I call you.)

Math

Review skills and concepts from chapters 1-4

Chapter 5: Geometry and Fractions
Lesson 5-1: Identifying Solid Figures
Math Vocabulary: cube, rectangular prism, sphere, cone, & cylinder

Social Studies

Thanksgiving

 

Writer's Workshop

Informational Writing- Owls

Parts of a Letter- Letters to Santa

We LOVE our mini iPads!!

Christmas came early in classroom 103...Our classroom recently received 6 mini iPads through a grant from the Keystone School District Education Foundation (KSDEF).  We use the iPads each day for multiple learning opportunities.  The students have been learning how to use educational apps in reading and math.  The students are SO very excited to get their hands on the iPads throughout the day.  We have recently started the Accelerated Reader (AR) program.  The students are able to utilize the iPad to take an AR quiz based on the AR book that they have read.  I have witnessed a HUGE boost in reading motivation and story comprehension due to utilizing the iPads.  Check back often to our classroom blog as we document our learning through our iPads.  Classroom 103 would like to thank the KSDEF!    

This Week's Happenings...(November 18th - 22nd)

Monday
Math Quiz

Tuesday

Wednesday
Practice Spelling Test (3-11)
Chapter 4 Math Test

Thursday
Cold Reading Fluency Assessment

Friday
Final Spelling Test (List 3-11)
English Language Arts Test (Lesson 11)

Upcoming Dates
11/28-12/3 - Thanksgiving Break
12/3 - Conference Day
12/11- Cookies with Santa- video conference

Academics Peek at Our Week (November 18th - 22nd)

English Language Arts - Lesson 11
Weekly Story: At Home in the Ocean (Informational Text)
Related Reading: Water (Informational Text)
High Frequency Words (Sight Words): blue, cold, far, little, live, water, & where
Comprehension Skills and Strategies: Author's Purpose
Phonics: digraph /th/; base words and words with -s, -es, -ed, & -ing
Spelling List 3-11: that, then, this, them, with, bath, blue, cold, far, little, live, their, water, & where
Vocabulary Strategies: Classify and Categorize Words

Grammar: Proper Nouns

Math
Lesson 4-8: Choose an Operation

Lesson 4-9: Problem-Solving Applications: Playful Puppies

Review for Chapter 4 Test
Introduce Chapter 5: Geometry and Fractions
Lesson 5-1: Identifying Solid Figures
Math Vocabulary: cube, rectangular prism, sphere, cone, & cylinder

Science
Owls

Social Studies

Thanksgiving

This Week's Happenings...(November 4th - 8th)

Monday

Tuesday
Math Quiz
Report Cards Distributed

Wednesday
Practice Spelling Test (2-9)

Thursday
Chapter 3 Math Test
Open House at 6:30 PM

Friday
Final Spelling Test (List 2-9)
English Language Arts Test (Lesson 9)
Veterans' Day Assembly (AM) *Wear red, white, & blue!*

Upcoming Dates
11/12 - Make-up/Retake School Pictures
11/13 - Lighthouse Awards Assembly
11/14 - Creative Writing Assembly
11/28-12/3 - Thanksgiving Break
12/3 - Conference Day

Academics Peek at Our Week (November 4th-8th)

English Language Arts - Lesson 9
Weekly Story: Dr. Seuss (Biography)
Related Reading:
High Frequency Words (Sight Words): after, draw, pictures, read, was, & write
Comprehension Skills and Strategies: Text and Graphic Features
Phonics: words with short /e/; blends with s
Spelling List 2-9: yes, let, red, ten, bed, get, after, draw, pictures, read, was, & write
Vocabulary Strategies: Antonyms (Opposites)

Math
Lesson 3-9: Problem-Solving Strategy: Draw a Picture
Review for Chapter 3 Test
Introduce Chapter 4: Strategies for Subtraction Facts to 12
Lesson 4-1: Counting Back Using a Number Line
Math Vocabulary: count back

Science
Bats
Bat Vocabulary: mammal, nocturnal, & echolocation

Social Studies
Veterans' Day

Halloween Party & Parade

We will celebrate Halloween on Thursday afternoon with a Halloween Parade and Primary Sock Hop with grade K-3.

If you wish to send in snacks/treats there are 18 students in the classroom.  Please be respectful of the Wellness Policy established by the school district and do not send in snacks and/or treats that contain sugar as the first ingredient. If sugary treats are sent in they will be returned home with your child. Please remember that the Wellness Policy was established by the district and not by the teachers.  Also, baked goods are not permitted to be sent in.

A few reminders regarding Halloween costumes. Please send your child’s costume in a bag with their name and room number labeled on the outside of the bag. Students will dress in their Halloween costume in the afternoon before the parade and will change into their school clothes after the parade. Please be sure to not send in replicas of weapons that are part of your child’s Halloween costume.

This Week's Happenings...(October 28th - November 1st)

Monday
Math Quiz

Tuesday
Grading Period 1 Ends

Wednesday
Practice Spelling Test (2-8)

Thursday
Halloween Party & Primary Sock Hop

Friday
Final Spelling Test (List 2-8)
English Language Arts Test (Lesson 8)

Upcoming Dates
11/5 - Report Cards Distributed
11/7 - Open House at 6:30 PM
11/11 - Veterans Day Assembly
11/12 - Make-up/Retake School Pictures
11/13 - Lighthouse Awards Assembly
11/14 - Creative Writing Assembly
11/28-12/3 - Thanksgiving Break
12/3 - Conference Day

Academics Peek at Our Week (October 28th -November 1st)

English Language Arts - Lesson 8
Weekly Story: A Musical Day (Realistic Fiction)
Related Reading: Drums (Informational Text)
High Frequency Words (Sight Words): her, now, our, she, today, & would
Comprehension Skills and Strategies: Sequence of Events
Phonics: words with short /o; blends with l
Phonogram: -ock
Spelling List 2-8: on, got, fox, pop, not, hop, her, now, our, she, today, & would
Vocabulary Strategies: Define Words
Grammar: Statements

Math
Lesson 3-6: Doubles
Lesson 3-7: Doubles Plus 1
Lesson 3-8: Sums of 10
Lesson 3-9: Problem-Solving Strategy: Draw a Picture
New Math Vocabulary: double
Vocabulary Review: addend, sum, & addition sentence
Addition Strategies: count on, flip-flop, & using a number line

Science
Spiders
Spider Vocabulary: arachnid, fangs, venom, poisonous, & spinneret
Bats
Bat Vocabulary: mammal, nocturnal, & echolocation

We will be completing Halloween themed activities throughout the week.