November 28, 2011
Student of the Week
Alexandra
Conferences this Week- I am looking forward to meeting with the parents.
Reading
Theme: Wrap-Up Overview
Connecting and Comparing
Literature: The stories for this week are Owl Moon and Owls. Owl Moon is realistic fiction. A little girl and her father look for owls in the woods on a cold
winter night.
Owls is a nonfiction story that gives facts about what owls look like, where they live, and how they hunt for food.
Vocabulary Words: clearing, active, owling, swoops, echo, blend, pumped, outlined, meadow, curved, shadow
Math
We will use rounding to estimate differences in 2-digit subtraction. Students will solve word problems by choosing a skill: mental math or paper and pencil.
Student of the Week
Alexandra
Conferences this Week- I am looking forward to meeting with the parents.
Reading
Theme: Wrap-Up Overview
Connecting and Comparing
Literature: The stories for this week are Owl Moon and Owls. Owl Moon is realistic fiction. A little girl and her father look for owls in the woods on a cold
winter night.
Owls is a nonfiction story that gives facts about what owls look like, where they live, and how they hunt for food.
Vocabulary Words: clearing, active, owling, swoops, echo, blend, pumped, outlined, meadow, curved, shadow
Math
We will use rounding to estimate differences in 2-digit subtraction. Students will solve word problems by choosing a skill: mental math or paper and pencil.
Science
We will be learning some of the characteristics of barn owls. The students will be working with partners to dissect an owl pellet to look for bones from animals that the owl has eaten.
Social Studies
We will begin Unit 3, Working Together. The vocabulary words include: income, goods, services, tax, factory, trade, transportation, and barter.
Homework
Reading - read 20 minutes and complete reading log
Math - practice facts & one side of a worksheet, 2 sides of a workbook page
*Please check your child's homework and have him/her correct mistakes.
We will be learning some of the characteristics of barn owls. The students will be working with partners to dissect an owl pellet to look for bones from animals that the owl has eaten.
Social Studies
We will begin Unit 3, Working Together. The vocabulary words include: income, goods, services, tax, factory, trade, transportation, and barter.
Homework
Reading - read 20 minutes and complete reading log
Math - practice facts & one side of a worksheet, 2 sides of a workbook page
*Please check your child's homework and have him/her correct mistakes.
