October
17, 2014
Dear Families,
Wow… two 4-day weeks back
to back make the school days all the more busy trying squeeze it all in. This
week in math we have focused on three
digit addition and subtraction, with regrouping. These are just plain hard concepts
until they become mastered. Thank
you for the continued home support with checking math homework and
understanding.
We
have just finished our first read aloud book, Poppy.
The conclusion was loaded with action and cleverly solved the
problem. Get the scoop from your
child. Read aloud offers great
opportunity for whole class book discussions, predictions, wonderings,
questioning ideas or character motives… all great skills that can be
transferred to students’ own reading and books. Monday we will begin our Character Unit Study. I’d like to set up a few small book groups
during this unit, where the readers read alone but discuss their books’
characters together. If you are
interested and can commit to 4 -5 Thursdays in a row at 1:30… please reach
out! Sophie’s Dad is already on
board which is wonderful. Thanks in advance for considering this…
Our Earth and Geography study is on its last
bend withvour focus on map skills.
We have been looking at and designing maps in class and now each student
is asked to do the same at home. The maps should be brought in on Monday. And
we hope you like the enclosed Earth Simile poem! Written
and typed by your child!
Lastly,
our first round of parent/teacher conferences is coming up. I’ll send home a reminder of your time. We only have 15 minutes to talk so please
come on time with your questions, observations and concerns. Looking forward to it…
In the meantime, enjoy the weekend