Mrs. Flick's Facts
September 30, 2016
Important Dates
October
10/7: Family Tailgate at NC followed by Norco Night at Wildcat Stadium
(students will receive a free ticket to the
OJR High School Football game for this night)
Upcoming Specials
Monday: Day 4 Music
Tuesday: Day 5 Gym
Wednesday: Day 1 Library
Thursday: Day 2 Art
Friday: Day 3 Gym
General Classroom Reminders
- Please send a snack with your child each day. Please do not send any drinks other than water- juices are sticky when they spill! Thank you!
- Please check and sign your child's planner every night.
-Please make sure your child is reading every night and recording his/her reading on the nightly reading log.
-Word Study practice nights (sort and study nights) can be done orally, on whiteboards, or on scrap paper.
-Any treasure chest donations would be greatly appreciated!
Math Updates
This week in Math we completed our first unit in math and took the assessment.
By the end of the week we began our 2nd unit which focuses on number stories and arrays.
The children solved problems with larger numbers by extending their addition and subtraction facts. They also used diagrams or pictures to solve number stories.
Building a READING LIFE
This week in Reading, students worked on skills to help them comprehend the text they are reading. They did this through practicing retelling stories, making higher-level predictions, and strategies to tackle complex texts.
Word Study
Word Study will be back on Monday!
Monday nights- Students are to sort their words and record them in their notebooks. They are to also record their discovery or rule for the week.
Tuesday and Wednesday nights- Students should sort their words and read them as they sort. They can practice writing them on paper, whiteboards, or typing them. NO WRITTEN homework is required on these nights.
Thursday nights- Students are to ask an adult to quiz them on their words. They write the headers and then record the words as they are called out. The adult should use the notebook to correct the sort and ask the student to practice any words that were spelled incorrectly. This can be done on the back of the homework sheet. This paper should then be returned to school Friday morning.
Friday- there will be a test given
Writing long & strong
This week in our drafting booklets we revised our pieces by studying other author's skills/techniques. They also worked to develop a heart of their stories, and practiced paragraphing.
The Scientific Method
Kid Stuff Books
Giant Bonus Cards
Giant Bonus Cards are our BIGGEST fundraising source. The link to register Bonus Cards is: http://giantfoodstores.com/aplus/register-card/?_requestid=1157213
Cursive
We learned h and k this week!! They still LOOOOVE learning cursive letters ;).
Technology
This week we learned how to log into Xtra Math online. They have passwords taped into their agendas.