May 16, 2011


Reading
Theme: Family Time
Genre: Realistic Fiction
The story for this week is Moses Goes to a Concert. It is a story about a deaf boy named Moses, who goes to a concert with his classmates. The deaf percussionist helps Moses and his classmates realize they can be anything they want.
Target Skills:
Phonics: long i (igh and ie)
Comprehension: summarize, noting details
High Frequency Words: air, important, soldier, hour
Vocabulary: deaf, hearing, sign, vibrations

Math
We will be exploring 3-digit addition with and without regrouping.

Science
This week we released our 10 butterflies. They should be out pollinating the flowers. Students will continue to share information about their rain forest animal. We will review Chapter 12, Sound for a test this week.

Social Studies
We will review for a a test on Unit 6, People and Places in History.


Homework
Reading - read 20 minutes and complete reading log
Math - practice facts & one side of a worksheet
*Please check your child's homework and have him/her correct mistakes.