Important Dates:
Monday Sept. 16 –
Tuesday Sept. 17 – Coding Class @ 8:40
Wednesday Sept. 18 – STEM @ 1:30
Thursday Sept. 19 – Library @ 8:40
Friday Sept. 20 – Spirit Day; Early Release, 1:00 dismissal
**Apple Witch Carving @ 9:00
Announcements
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Math
We have finished Unit 1 in Math! So far we have covered Rounding, 3-digit Addition with and without regrouping, and 3-digit Subtraction with and without regrouping. We will be reviewing this material and taking a Unit assessment this week, then moving on to Unit 2. Unit 2 starts with an Introduction to Multiplication! We’ll start off by developing an understanding of what it means to multiply and different ways to represent multiplication visually.
Reading:
This week our comprehension strategy is Asking & Answering Questions. The stories we are reading this week are “Mary Anderson’s Great Adventure” and “All Aboard! Elijah McCoy’s Steam Engine”. While reading, we are going to be paying close attention to text structure as well as cause and effect of events.
Phonics:
Long a: ay, ai, a_e, ea, eigh, ei, ey
Vocabulary:
designed – encouraged – examine – investigation – quality – solution – simple – substitute
In class, we learn about these vocabulary words in connection to ourselves. If you notice your child using any of these words in context, this would be a great opportunity to celebrate their efforts!
SEPTEMBER POEMS
Each month students are required to memorize at least one poem. Below are the month’s poems. We only read through these in class once, so they need to be practiced at home. Students can pass off poems on Fridays whenever they are ready to recite them.
OPTIONAL – yet HIGHLY encouraged by Mrs. Alexander – REVIEW
- Read at least 20 minutes per day. Making sure that your child does his/her reading daily is the single most helpful thing you can do to support educational success.
- REFLEX- at least 3 green lights per week!
- There is a link to Reflex on the right hand side of the blog. The username is: alexander3 and students will use their own network password to log in.
Work hard. Be kind.