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Homework Slips
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Homework slips need to be signed and put inside the take home folder.
PLEASE ONLY SIGN HOMEWORK SLIPS WHEN YOUR CHILD DOES HIS/HER HOMEWORK. Homework slips are checked every morning.
Math Facts
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The children should practice addition/subtraction math facts (example 2+3= ?) at least twice a week for math homework.
The children can use manipulatives (cubes, counters, dots on dice or dominoes, etc.), pencil and paper (draw pictures to help figure out a problem), computer programs, flashcards, board games, or any other creative way you can think of.
There is nothing to turn in the next day, but make sure to write down the number of minutes on the math fact calendar.
Book Orders: Next book orders are due Friday, November 6th! You can now send one check to school OR even order online! Hopefully this simplifies the ordering process! If you wish to purchase a book as a gift, please let me know and I will contact you when the order comes in.
online website: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Class Name: MrsKlein
Password: First
Reading
Week of October 19th
Story:
One Good Pup
Skills:
short u, review i
a
sh
th, vocabulary (no, small, ride, out),
background knowledge, making predictions,
introduce story elements, -ed endings, maps
Week of October 26th
Story:
The Bug Bath
Skills:
short o, review u
i
a
ck,
vocabulary (saw, want, very, two),
background knowledge, making predictions,
story elements (problem and solution), review –ed ending, maps
Week of November 2nd
Story:
Splash!
Skills:
short e, review o
u
i
a
th, vocabulary (away, into, good, put),
background knowledge, making predictions,
main idea, review context clues, maps
Week of November 9th
Story:
What Bug Is It?
Skills:
blends, digraphs sh
th
ck,
vocabulary (about, around, again, use), background knowledge, making predictions,
review main idea and supporting details, review context clues,
maps
Week of November 16th
Story:
A Vet
Skills:
review blends and short vowels,
vocabulary (small, good, want, out),
review character and plot; problem and solution,
review main ideas and details,
review –ed ending, review context clues,
maps
WRITING

We are working on:
~ using illustrations to tell a story and writing sentences
~stretching out words
~leaving spaces between words and sentences
~capital letters at the beginning of every sentence
~punctuation marks at the end of every sentence
~writing a beginning, middle, and an end
Grammar this week: The students will be discovering irregular plural nouns. The students will be able to give examples of irregular plural nouns and draw a picture of those examples.
Spelling
The spelling tests have 2 different skills, recognition and recall. The first six words have a spelling pattern: short or long vowel, blends, etc. The last four words are high frequency words, words that are often seen while reading.
Ways to practice spelling words:
write them on a dry erase board, write the words in a sentence, use bathtub crayons/markers to write the words while taking a bath, say and clap the words,
use chalk to write the words outside, use playdough to build letters for the words
Week of October 19th
but
tug
rug
cut
buck
duck
no
ride
small
out
Week of October 26th
hot
top
not
lock
hop
rock
saw
very
want
two
Week of November 2nd
shed
hen
wet
red
then
pet
away
good
into
put
Week of November 9th
snap
pass
flat
doll
miss
puff
about
again
around
use
Week of November 16th
vet
hog
cat
help
job
pat
small
out
good
wants
Math
Unit 2:
Addition and Subtraction
(Chapters 5 and 6)
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Use addition strategies to find sums.
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Use subtraction strategies.
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Use related facts to solve addition and subtraction problems.
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Use related facts to write fact families.
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Apply skills and strategies to solve problems.
Math this week: Students will be continuing to explore different strategies for addition. An addition test will be given on Friday.
Science
Unit:
Animals are Living Things
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Tell how animals are alike and different
v
Discuss animal groups:
mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, insects
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Discuss how animals grow and change
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Discover how a food chain shows what animals eat
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Discuss where animals live
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Discuss how animals stay safe: color, shape, and other ways that enhance survival
Science this week: The students will read and explore how animals stay safe. They will also be reviewing for the test, which is on Thursday, November 5th. Please review the class notes found in the file section, chapter 4. The last day we will take notes is Monday.
Social Studies
Unit:
Where We Live
- Recognize that people live, work, and play in communities.
- Explore different types of communities.
- Identify the location of places using maps.
- Identify and describe the physical characteristics of continents and oceans.
- Identify the physical characteristics of landforms and bodies of water.
- Describe local bodies of water and landforms.
- Learn how to read and make a map key.
- Describe the physical characteristics of weather.
- Identify natural resources in the community, state, and nation.
- Build a model of a community.
Social Studies this week: The students will be reading, discussing, and comparing different types of communities. They will also be sorting and classifying objects (nouns) into groups. They will also be locating continents and oceans.
Religion 
We are working on being attentive and participating during mass. Being attentive includes following along (sitting, kneeling, and standing) and listening. Right now, for participation, we are working on doing the sign of the cross, praying the Our Father, and responding when we can.
We are also learning about God's love for us!
We will be learning different religious songs in the classroom!
We are learning that there are different ways to pray!
Religion this week: The students will be reading discussing the Holy Spirit and being a child of God.
Happy Birthday 
Rodney ~ November 7th
Amelia ~ December 11th
Anna ~ December 28th
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