During Writing Workshop we will transfer what we’ve learned
from our reading experiences to our own writing. We practice writing the step of a “How to” as
a class. We will reflect on our
experience of making spiders during our spider investigation last week. Together we will illustrate
and write a How to make a spider. The
students will choose a subject that they could explain how to do
something. These could include how to
make a basket (Basketball), how to ride a bike or how to make a necklace.
Word Study:
Green group: an and ad Word Families (sad, mad, fan, pan)
Blue group: sh, ch, th, and wh Diagraphs
Red group: Short Vowels before ng and mp (rang, bring, stump, lamp)
Reading Workshop:
During our reading workshop time we will continue to focus
on Expository text but will transfer our focus to Procedural texts. We will read a variety of literature that
outlines “how to…” complete a task. We
will use our Reading Workshop time to focus on the study of Pumpkins. We will read The Pumpkin Book by Gail Gibbons
and focus on the portion of the story that outlines how to grow a pumpkin. We will discuss the elements of “how to…”
writing as we examine different author’s work.
Math:
This week during math we will explore data and graphing. The students will be expected to make graphs
with real objects, picture graphs and bar type graphs. We will explore how to collect data through
our “quick surveys”. The students will
ask each other questions like, “Do you like your ice cream in a cup, or in a
cone?” They will ask their classmates and record their data on a tally
chart. After the students collect their
data they will make a picture graph or a bar graph to display their results. We will answer questions such as, “are there
more of our friends who like ice cream on a cone?”
Science:
This week during Science we will be exploring and
investigating magnets as part of our unit on Force, Motion and Energy. We will record what we may already know about
magnets on a KWL chart. We will ask
questions about the things we don’t know.
As we begin our investigation we will watch magnets in action on
BrainPopJr. We will explore what magnets
attract, what they repel and if they work in water.
Reminders:
We have PE on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Tennis shoes are required on these days.
We have Art on Tuesday and Music on Thursday.
Library is on Tuesday.
Please remember to send the red Take Home folder and reading bag back every day.
This week is Red Ribbon Week!
Monday: "Sock it to drugs" Wear mismatched socks
Tuesday: "Drugs and I don't mix" Wear mismatched clothes
Wednesday: "Say No to Drugs" Wear red clothing
Thursday: "Boot out Drugs" Wear boots or western clothing
Friday: "Say BOO to Drugs" Wear a Halloween shirt
Thank you!
Vedula Family- Tuesday Folders
Conferences...If you have not signed up for a conference with me, please do so soon! I would like to have all of them done by the end of this month. Thanks!
Dates to Remember:
October 25: Family Science Night
November 3: PTA Harvest Festival
November 15: Skate Night
November 21-23: Thanksgiving Holidays
November 28: Family Spirit Night at Corner Street Bakery
December 13: Family Art Night
December 21-January 7: Winter Break
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