May 12, 2013
Book Orders
Book order forms went home last week. If you wish to order books, please place your order by Tuesday, May 14th. You can order books online at:
https://orders.scholastic.com/GTFFX
Everyone earned a ticket to Great America for reading 420 minutes. Please look for the ticket in your child's Take Home Folder.
Reading
Theme: Family Time
Genre: Realistic Fiction
The story for this week is The
School Mural. A group of children
celebrate their school's fiftieth anniversary by painting a mural on one wall
of the school.
Target Skills:
Phonics: base words with -ed, -ing
Comprehension: questions
High Frequency Words: neighbor,
should, below
Vocabulary: event,
mural, pride, project, scene, sketches
Math
There will be a review and test on Chapter 22, Three-Digit Addition. We will begin Chapter 23, 3-Digit Subtraction. Students will count back by hundreds to subtract multiples of 100 and subtract 3 -digit numbers with and without regrouping.
There will be a review and test on Chapter 22, Three-Digit Addition. We will begin Chapter 23, 3-Digit Subtraction. Students will count back by hundreds to subtract multiples of 100 and subtract 3 -digit numbers with and without regrouping.
Science
Students will learn that sound travels in all directions and that sound travels differently through gases, liquids, and solids.
Students will learn that sound travels in all directions and that sound travels differently through gases, liquids, and solids.
Social Studies
Students will learn how selected customs and celebrations reflect an American love of individualism, inventiveness, and freedom.
Students will learn how selected customs and celebrations reflect an American love of individualism, inventiveness, and freedom.
Homework
Reading - read for 20 minutes, Reading Log
Math - practice facts and worksheet
Spelling - study words
