Math: This week we will wrap up our unit on Data and
Graphing! Candy math has been so much
fun! Come by and see our class
graph! We learned to sort large amounts
of items, collect data using a tally chart, display our data in an organized
way and answer questions about our data.
Next week we will begin
our unit on Addition Strategies. We will
teach the students strategies for math facts using a research based philosophy
written by an Australian company, Origo.
In RRISD we believe students learn best by using thinking strategies
instead of memorizing procedures for computations. According to James Burnett, Calvin Irons and
Allan Turton, the authors of The Book of
Facts: Addition, “Research shows that the most effective way for students
to learn the basic facts is to arrange the facts into clusters. Each cluster is based on a thinking strategy
that students can use to help them learn all of facts in that cluster (Fuston, 2003;
Thornton, 1990).” We begin our unit by
teaching cluster facts that “count on 1” so students master the concept and
develop a deeper understanding and thinking strategy. Students who master the concepts of “count
on” strategies will be given enrichment opportunities to develop their thinking
further and apply their knowledge to problem solving situations.
Reading
Workshop: This week in
Reading Workshop we will focus on different reading strategies surrounded
around a "pumpkin". We will read different books about
pumpkins and work do a sequencing, retelling with beginning, middle and end,
and writing a different ending to a story! This is a fun unit!
Writing Workshop: As we are are learning about pumpkins
this week and becoming more aware of different types of non-fiction writing, we
will be practicing writing non-fiction while using sequencing words. We are
learning that good writers make sure to write their information on correct
order and that sequencing words help us do just that by organizing our thoughts
and words in logical order from beginning to end.
Science: This week in science we will
learn about energy. Energy is the
ability to work. We will learn that Light, heat, and sound are three forms of
energy. We will discuss how these forms of energy are important and useful in
everyday life. We will also explore how common everyday objects produce light,
heat, or sound energy.
Habit #4:
Think Win-Win.
Reminders:
*Please
remember to send a healthy snack every day. Snack time is @ 9:30am.
*Make sure
your child wears tennis shoes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
*Library
day is Tuesday.
*Please
remember to send back your child’s orange folder and homework bag every day.
Dates to
remember:
October
30: Early Release Day
November
2: Harvest Festival
November
13: Family Skate Night
November
27-29: Thanksgiving Holidays
December
4: Early Release Day
December
5: Family Art Night
December
9-13: Book Fair
December
23: Winter Break Begins
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