October 26-30
Week 11 - Red Ribbon Week
News This Week
Red Ribbon Week:
- Monday - Crazy Socks: Sock it to Drugs
- Tuesday - Hat Day: Hats Off to being Drug Free
- Wednesday - Team Shirt: Team Up Against Drugs
- Thursday - Mismatched Clothes: Don't Let Drugs Mix You Up
- Friday: Jeans & Red Shirt: I'm a Jean-ius
Snow Wizard: Tuesday $1.00
Friday/Halloween: Our moms are planning a GLOW party Friday afternoon. More info will come. If your child cannot or should not participate, let me know and we will make arrangements.
Tuesday $1.00 Snow Wizard
Studies this Week
- Skills: Context Clues: Find the meaning of unknown words using clues in the story
- Skills: (RL.3.4) Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal fro nonliteral language.
- Phonics: sh-, th-, ph-, ch-, tch-
- Vocabulary: Unfamiliar words in context
Spelling
- Practice spelling and writing words. Visit spellingcity.com/meverette for more practice. The story title is "William's House".
- Words this week: father, chapter, other, alphabet, watch, English, weather, catch, fashion, shrink, pitcher, flash, athlete, trophy, nephew
Math
- Multiplication - continuing with skip counting, properties of 0 and 1, making groups
- Facts - we are working on basic facts. Students should already know addition and subtraction facts to 20 quickly. Multiplication drills for 0,1, 2, 5, and 10 will begin soon.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary on our reading test will be context clues. Students need to know how to use the words in a sentence to figure out what the other words mean.
Writing
- We will continue informational writing this week and we are working on responding to questions in writing like the ones on our reading tests.
- We are researching some facts about a job we are interested in and responding in writing to them.
Grammar
- Verb Tense
- Past (irregular or -ed ending), Present, or Future (using 'will' before the verb)
Science
- The Human Body
Social Studies
- Careers
- Studies Weekly - Rights & Responsibilities
- Students can logon to Studies Weekly at home by going to studiesweekly.com
- Daily Geography
Please Sign and Return Report Card Envelopes
Practice at Home
When reading with your child and he/she comes to an unknown
word, ask the following:
- Read the sentence and think about what that word might mean.
- What clues can you find in the sentence to help understand or find the meaning of the word?
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What do you do when you come to words you don’t know?
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What does the word ___ mean in (paragraph 2)?
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Which words help the reader understand the meaning of ____ in (paragraph 5)?
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What does ___(a general academic word /phrase) mean as it is used in this article?
How does it help the reader’s understanding of the information presented?
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What does ____(a domain-specific word/phrase) mean? How do you know?
Important Dates
October
Red Ribbon Week
26 - Monday- sock it to drugs- wear silly socks
27 - Tuesday-hats off to being drug free-wear your favorite hat
28 - Wednesday-team up against drugs – wear you favorite team shirt
29 - Thursday-don't let drugs mix you up-wear mismatch clothes
30 - Friday-I'm a Jean-ius- wear jeans and a red shirt
27 - Snow Wizard $1.00
November
1 - Daylight Savings Time Ends - FALL BACK 1 hour
2 - Canned Food Drive begins
6 - PTO Duty Free Lunch